UNASSIGNED: Obese subjects frequently show an adversely altered eating behaviour. However, little is known on differences in eating behaviour across different degree of @entity28 . We analysed data on the three factor eating questionnaire assessing cognitive restraint, disinhibition, and hunger that were filled in by 664 @entity28 @entity1 (469 @entity1 ) who seeked treatment in our Interdisciplinary Obesity Center. @entity1 were divided in five BMI classes (30 - <35  kg/m(2), 35 - <40  kg/m(2), 40 - <50  kg/m(2), and >50  kg/m(2)). Multivariate regression analyses revealed that sex was significantly related to all three eating behaviour traits (all P  <  0.042) but no significant relation to BMI (as a continuous variable) was observed. @entity1 in comparison to @entity1 showed significantly higher cognitive restraint (9.7      4.3 vs. 7.7      4.4; P  <  0.001) and disinhibition (9.0      3.5 vs. 7.7      3.5; P  <  0.001) scores and also showed higher hunger scores (6.9      3.7 vs. 6.3      3.5; P  =  0.042). Analyses on different BMI classes revealed that cognitive restraint decreased (P  =  0.016) while disinhibition (P  =  0.010) and hunger (P  =  0.044) increased independently of sex with increasing BMI classes. However, above the @entity28 grade I class (i.e. BMI 30 - < 35  kg/m(2)) there were no differences in eating behaviour variables between the remaining BMI classes. Data indicate profound differences in eating behaviour between @entity1 and @entity1 that persist across a wide range of @entity28 . Furthermore, data suggest that while grade I @entity28 @entity1 show higher cognitive restraint and less disinhibition and hunger scores than more severe @entity28 @entity1 these dimensions of eating behaviour do not systematically vary across higher BMI classes.

Eating behaviour in treatment-seeking XXXX subjects - Influence of sex and BMI classes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'Women', 'men'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obese']
