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Table 4 Relationship between psychological traits and the 3 eating behavioural phenotypes

From: ADIPOQ gene is linked to emotional eating behaviour in young Nigerian adults independent of psychological traits

DV = cognitive restraint

DV = emotional eating

DV = uncontrolled eating

IV

β

p

IV

β

p

IV

β

p

Age

− 0.02

0.91

Age

0.09

0.39

Age

0.20

0.40

BMI

0.18

0.08

BMI

− 0.02

0.79

BMI

− 0.18

0.16

Gender

− 0.67

0.59

Gender

− 0.81

0.24

Gender

− 4.11

0.01

Stress

0.34

0.08

Stress

0.18

0.10

Stress

0.07

0.76

Anxiety

− 0.19

0.28

Anxiety

0.03

0.74

Anxiety

0.33

0.12

Depression

− 0.07

0.69

Depression

0.03

0.73

Depression

0.08

0.71

  1. Statistics: Tables report General Linear Models of eating behavioural traits by psychological factors
  2. DV dependent variable, IV independent variable, BMI body mass index, β beta-coefficient