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Table 5 Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ) scales associated with dietary patterns at age 22 years

From: Eating behaviors, dietary patterns and weight status in emerging adulthood and longitudinal associations with eating behaviors in early childhood

Dietary pattern

Unadjusted (n = 698)

Adjusteda (n = 696)

 AEBQ scale

ß

(SE)

P value

ß

(SE)

P value

R2

R2adj

Healthy

 Hunger

0.108*

(0.044)

0.014

0.088*

(0.043)

0.042

0.084

0.072

 Enjoyment of food

0.164**

(0.048)

0.001

0.136**

(0.048)

0.005

0.089

0.077

 Food fussiness

−0.355**

(0.035)

< 0.001

− 0.329**

(0.035)

< 0.001

0.184

0.174

Beverage-rich

 Enjoyment of food

−0.167**

(0.042)

< 0.001

−0.106**

(0.041)

0.010

0.140

0.129

 Food fussiness

0.205**

(0.032)

< 0.001

0.178**

(0.031)

< 0.001

0.171

0.161

Protein-rich

 Enjoyment of food

0.084*

(0.041)

0.043

0.122**

(0.041)

0.003

0.096

0.084

 Satiety responsiveness

−0.105**

(0.035)

0.003

−0.039

(0.036)

0.283

0.086

0.074

High energy density

 Satiety responsiveness

−0.100**

(0.035)

0.006

−0.015

(0.035)

0.669

0.155

0.144

 Food fussiness

0.106**

(0.032)

0.002

0.095**

(0.031)

0.002

0.167

0.156

  1. Based on linear regressions testing whether appetitive traits are associated with dietary patterns
  2. R2adj Adjusted R squared
  3. aAnalyses adjusted for sex, education, living situation, and weight status of participants at age 22 years
  4. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01