Fig. 2

Associations between eating behavior and MetS. Eating behaviors were assessed by a questionnaire included 55 items by the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity. Scores were calculated based on a 4-point Likert scale for the following eight eating behavior categories:. 1 Constitution: perception gap about constitution and weight. 2 Motivation: motivation for eating. 3 Substitute: substitute eating (e.g., emotional eating). 4 Fullness and hunger: perception gap about feeling of fullness and hunger. 5 Bad habits: bad eating habits. 6 Contents: contents of diet. 7 Pattern: eating pattern. 8 Total score. The scores of all the categories in eating behavior were significantly worse in subjects with MetS than those without MetS (p < 0.05). MetS: metabolic syndrome, w/o: without