Self-reported eating behaviors of extremely obese persons seeking bariatric surgery: a factor analytic approach

Obesity
Anthony N FabricatoreNoel N Williams

Abstract

To summarize the self-reported eating behaviors of persons seeking bariatric surgery and to provide reliability data for a clinical instrument that assesses those eating behaviors. Adults (552) with extreme obesity (mean +/- standard deviation BMI = 52.4 +/- 10.1 kg/m(2)) completed the Weight and Lifestyle Inventory (WALI) before undergoing bariatric surgery. The WALI is a self-report instrument that includes 24 items that assess the eating behaviors to which respondents attribute their excess weight. These items were entered into a principal components analysis with promax rotation. Relationships of factor scores to demographic and psychosocial variables were examined. Test-retest reliability data were obtained from a smaller sample (n = 58) of less obese participants (BMI = 34.4 +/- 4.0 kg/m(2)) who completed the WALI twice within 2 weeks, before beginning a non-surgical weight loss program. The principal components analysis yielded five factors with acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability. These included: eating in response to negative affect, eating in response to positive affect and social cues, general overeating and impaired appetite regulation, overeating at early meals, and snacking. Each factor was...Continue Reading

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May 2, 2006·Obesity·Canice E CrerandNoel N Williams

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Dec 12, 2012·Obstetrics and Gynecology International·Kelly C AllisonDavid B Sarwer
May 21, 2008·Obesity Surgery·Bill N KinderAngela Fairweather
Jul 25, 2018·European Eating Disorders Review : the Journal of the Eating Disorders Association·Hana F Zickgraf, Andrea Rigby

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