Levels of depressive symptoms

Lower

Higher

Beck Depression Inventorya

6.7

±

3.9

24.7

±

9.0

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Food intakeb

Energy intake (kcal)

2376.9

±

903.4

2723.5

±

1292.3

*

Lipids (% energy)

35.1

±

6.2

36.5

±

5.8

Proteins (% energy)

17.7

±

3.3

17.2

±

2.9

Carbohydrates (% energy)

45.6

±

7.3

45.2

±

6.6

Savoury foods (use-frequency/day)

1.2

±

1.1

1.7

±

1.7

*

Sweet foods (use-frequency/day)

2.2

±

2.7

2.8

±

3.8

Eating behaviors and attitudesc

Cognitive dietary restraint

8.9

±

4.2

8.8

±

3.6

Disinhibition

8.9

±

3.1

10.6

±

3.1

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Susceptibility to hunger

6.2

±

3.8

7.8

±

4.0

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IES-Unconditional permission to eat

2.9

±

0.7

2.6

±

0.6

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IES-Eating for physical reasons

2.7

±

1.0

2.1

±

1.0

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IES-Reliance on hunger/satiety cues

3.2

±

0.8

3.0

±

0.8

*

BMI (kg/m2)a

34.3

±

6.4

36.5

±

7.4

**