Eat Weight Disord. 2018 Feb;23(1):39-43. doi: 10.1007/s40519-017-0452-3.
Meule A1,2.
Abstract
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.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Level V, descriptive study.
KEYWORDS: Food Cravings Questionnaire-Trait; Food addiction; Food craving; Yale Food Addiction Scale
PMID: 29080949
PMCID: PMC5807499
DOI: 10.1007/s40519-017-0452-3
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