The Eating Inventory in obese women: Clinical correlates and relationship to weight loss
- 30 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 22 (8) , 778-785
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0800659
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Describe the physical and psychological correlates of the Eating Inventory (EI) (also known as the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire) factors in an obese sample, and determine the relationship between the three EI factors and weight loss. DESIGN: Consecutive series of obese women enrolled between 1987 and 1996 in clinical trials of weight loss treatments. PARTICIPANTS: 223 obese women with a weight of 100.7±15.5 kg, an age of 41.4±8.8 y and a body mass index (BMI) of 37.2±5.6 kg/m2. MEASURES: The EI and a variety of physical (weight, body composition and resting energy expenditure) and psychological (mood and binge eating) measures were assessed before and after 5–6 months of treatment. RESULTS: Before treatment, higher restraint scores were associated with lower body weights (P=0.02), while higher disinhibition scores were associated with greater binge eating severity (PPsP<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The three factors of the EI showed clinical utility in a sample of women receiving treatment for obesity.Keywords
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