Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dysfunctional Eating among Patients Admitted for Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Baseline demographics, eating behaviors, anxiety, and depression among 102 patients admitted for bariatric surgery by treatment arm.
Total ( = 102)
Intervention ( = 50)
Controls ( = 52)
BMI (kg/m2)
43.5 (4.9)
43.6 (5.1)
43.5 (4.7)
Weight (kg)
128.0 (19.1)
129.1 (18.0)
126.9 (20.1)
Gender
Female
69
31
38
Male
33
19
14
Age (years)
42.6 (9.8)
44.1 (9.8)
41.2 (9.6)
Educational level
<12th grade
84 (82.4)
41 (82.0)
43 (82.7)
High school/college degree
18 (17.6)
9 (18.0)
9 (17.3)
Employment
Employed
55 (53.9)
26 (52.0)
29 (55.8)
Unemployed
6 (5.9)
3 (6.0)
3 (5.8)
Temporary pension
21 (20.6)
11 (22.0)
10 (19.2)
Disabled
20 (19.6)
10 (20.0)
10 (19.2)
Eating behaviors
Emotional eating
52.4 (26.0)
53.4 (27.1)
51.4 (25.0)
Uncontrolled eating
49.0 (18.8)
50.5 (17.7)
47.4 (20.0)
Cognitive restraint
44.1 (20.5)
42.7 (19.7)
45.5 (21.2)
Affective symptoms
Anxiety
6.7 (3.9)
7.0 (4.2)
6.5 (3.7)
Depression
5.1 (3.4)
5.5 (3.7)
4.7 (3.0)
Number (%) or mean (SD). The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ R-21) was used to measure the three domains of eating behaviors, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure anxiety and depression.
