Food cravings in food addiction: exploring a potential cut-off value of the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced

作者：Meule Adrian^*

来源：Eating and Weight Disorders, 2018, 23(1): 39-43.

DOI：10.1007/s40519-017-0452-3

• Food craving
• Food addiction
• Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait
• Yale Food Addiction Scale

Purpose The Food Cravings Questionnaires are among the most often used measures for assessing the frequency and intensity of food craving experiences. However, there is a lack of studies that have examined specific cut-off scores that may indicate pathologically elevated levels of food cravings.
Methods Receiver-Operating-Characteristic analysis was used to determine sensitivity and specificity of scores on the Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r) for discriminating between individuals with (n = 43) and without (n = 389) "food addiction" as assessed with the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0.
Results A cut-off score of 50 on the FCQ-T-r discriminated between individuals with and without " food addiction" with high sensitivity (85%) and specificity (93%).
Conclusions FCQ-T-r scores of 50 and higher may indicate clinically relevant levels of trait food craving.

• 出版日期2018-2