approached significanceP = 0.053
The effect of the interaction between mental stress and eating pattern on unadjusted ΔBMI approached significance on 2-way ANOVA (F = 3.76; degrees of freedom: 1, 1076; P = 0.053); however, the effect on ΔBMI after adjustment for essential factors (F = 4.90, P = 0.03) and after further adjustment for energy intake (F = 4.91, P = 0.03) were both significant on ANCOVA.