Nutrition Research Center, Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Eat Weight Disord. 2021 Jun;26(5):1529-1539. doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00976-7. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
The present study was performed to develop the Persian version of food craving inventory (FCI) (FCI-P) and to assess food craving in Iranian adult population. In addition, individual differences, including sex and body mass index (BMI) in food craving were assessed.
Eight hundred and twenty subjects who participated in the same study Hill (Proc Nutr Soc 66: 277-285, 2007) were studied (540 women and 280 men). The FCI-P, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), and a questionnaire pertaining to demographic characteristics were completed for all participants.
Good content, construct, and convergent validity was observed for the FCI-P. A good reliability was found for both aggregate scores of the FCI-P and scores of its five factors. Exploratory factor analysis showed a five-factor model including "sweets," "high-fat foods," "fast food fats," "carbohydrates/starches" and "high-fat meats". These five factors accounted for 47.31% of the total variance. The scores of "uncontrolled eating" and "emotional eating" of the TFEQ were significantly correlated with the scores of the FCI-P factors and its total score. A significant correlation was found between BMI and the FCI-P score (r = 0.199). Significant differences were observed in the mean age and physical activity score among normal weight, overweight, and obese participants. Normal weight and overweight groups were more active than obese group. Obese participants had higher FCI-P score (P < 0.001) than the normal and overweight groups. FCI-P score was significantly higher in women than men.
FCI-P can be used as a valid and reliable measure to assess food craving in Iranian populations. Obese individuals experienced food craving more than normal weight subjects. Similarly, women may experience food craving more than men.
Level V, cross sectional study.
本研究旨在开发波斯语版食物渴求问卷（FCI）（FCI-P），并评估伊朗成年人群的食物渴求。此外，还评估了个体差异，包括性别和体重指数（BMI）与食物渴求的关系。
本研究共纳入 820 名受试者，他们参加了同一项 Hill 研究（Proc Nutr Soc 66: 277-285, 2007）（540 名女性和 280 名男性）。所有参与者都完成了 FCI-P、国际体力活动问卷（IPAQ）、三因素饮食问卷（TFEQ）和一份关于人口统计学特征的问卷。
FCI-P 具有良好的内容、结构和收敛效度。FCI-P 的总分及其五个因子的得分均具有良好的可靠性。探索性因子分析显示，五因素模型包括“甜食”、“高脂肪食物”、“快餐脂肪”、“碳水化合物/淀粉”和“高脂肪肉类”。这五个因素占总方差的 47.31%。TFEQ 的“失控进食”和“情绪性进食”得分与 FCI-P 因子及其总分显著相关。BMI 与 FCI-P 评分呈显著正相关（r=0.199）。正常体重、超重和肥胖参与者的平均年龄和体力活动评分存在显著差异。正常体重和超重组比肥胖组更活跃。肥胖组的 FCI-P 评分（P<0.001）高于正常体重和超重组。女性的 FCI-P 评分显著高于男性。
FCI-P 可作为评估伊朗人群食物渴求的有效可靠测量工具。肥胖个体比正常体重个体更易产生食物渴求。同样，女性可能比男性更易产生食物渴求。
五级，横断面研究。
