Table 1: Characteristics of the sample (age and BMI), anxiety, daily consumption of chocolate in grams and BES score, before and after treatment.
| Characteristics of the Sample / Evaluations | Placebo Group (mean ± standard error) | Experimental Group (mean ± standard error) | Student t Test (p values) |
| Age (years) | 30.3 ± 0.9 | 31.0 ± 1.0 | P = 0.86 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 0.5 | 23.8 ± 0.9 | P = 0.21 |
| Anxiety -initial (Beck score) | 6.8 ± 1.5 | 7.5 ± 2.2 | P = 0.42 |
| Anxiety -final (Beck score) | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | P = 0.31 |
| Daily consumption - initial (grams) | 128.2 ± 41.2 | 130.0 ± 24.9 | P = 0.06 |
| Daily consumption -final (grams) | 128.5 ± 41.1 | 70.9 ± 17.0 | P = 0.003 |
| BES -initial | 17.3 ± 0.5 | 18.6 ± 0.7 | P = 0.50 |
| BES -final | 16.3 ± 0.4 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | P = 0.028 |