Table 3 Baseline and 3-month scores of psychosocial characteristics

TFEQ-R18

  Uncontrolled eating

17.1 (5.4)

17.3 (5.2)

0.2 (4.7)

0.895

24.9 (3.3)

18.9 (3.0)

-5.7 (5.7)

0.038

0.044

  Cognitive restraint

18.8 (2.7)

20.7 (4.3)

1.9 (4.0)

0.169

16.0 (0.8)

17.4 (2.6)

1.4 (3.1)

0.269

0.789

  Emotional eating

9.0 (2.1)

8.3 (3.1)

-0.4 (2.4)

0.606

6.6 (2.4)

8.4 (1.9)

1.9 (3.9)

0.258

0.208

Appetite score, mm

3.5 (3.6)

3.4 (2.2)

-0.2 (4.2)

0.913

2.2 (1.9)

2.2 (1.9)

0.2 (2.8)

0.991

0.861

Dietary satisfaction, mm

4.6 (2.8)

4.1 (2.5)

-0.6 (3.2)

0.593

6.1 (3.3)

6.5 (2.5)

0.6 (3.1)

0.745

0.506

Dietary distress, mm

4.1 (2.3)

2.8 (2.9)

-1.3 (3.4)

0.265

7.6 (1.3)

5.8 (1.1)

-1.7 (2.5)

0.068

0.804

Desire to eat

  Sweet food

6.1 (2.6)

5.6 (3.0)

-0.4 (3.1)

0.666

2.8 (2.1)

3.7 (2.2)

0.2 (1.4)

0.353

0.613

  Salty food

7.2 (1.6)

7.0 (2.9)

-0.2 (2.1)

0.727

5.7 (2.1)

6.6 (1.6)

0.9 (2.5)

0.308

0.438

  Spicy food

7.7 (1.7)

7.0 (2.6)

-0.7 (2.0)

0.313

5.7 (1.7)

6.6 (1.6)

0.5 (2.0)

0.311

0.301

  Rich food

8.1 (1.7)

7.3 (2.8)

-0.9 (2.5)

0.317

6.8 (2.2)

6.5 (2.2)

-0.2 (2.6)

0.767

0.671

POMS

  Tension-anxiety

9.4 (2.5)

8.1 (3.5)

-1.3 (4.1)

0.340

10.9 (3.4)

9.9 (2.5)

-1.0 (3.9)

0.520

0.880

  Depression-dejection

7.1 (2.2)

6.9 (2.7)

-0.2 (3.7)

0.869

8.6 (2.5)

9.0 (2.1)

0.6 (4.2)

0.754

0.727

  Anger-hostility

7.4 (2.1)

7.5 (2.8)

0.1 (3.8)

0.936

9.7 (1.9)

9.9 (2.1)

-0.4 (2.4)

0.869

0.763

  Vigor

12.0 (2.2)

14.2 (3.4)

2.2 (4.1)

0.122

12.1 (3.0)

12.3 (2.9)

0.8 (2.8)

0.911

0.450

  Fatigue

7.9 (1.6)

8.6 (3.9)

0.7 (4.4)

0.625

12.4 (4.0)

10.4 (1.9)

-0.8 (2.5)

0.243

0.414

  Confusion

8.9 (1.1)

9.4 (2.4)

0.5 (2.6)

0.563

10.7 (2.5)

9.9 (2.5)

-1.2 (4.9)

0.597

0.497