METHODS
The research in question is an observational, transversal, descriptive, and quantitative study. Data collection was carried out in cities in the interior of São Paulo using an online questionnaire, based on the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the main symptoms of binge eating defined by the Brazilian Society of Neuropsychology, composed of 16 direct questions for the people interviewed. about the theme of the relationship between anxiety and binge eating during quarantine [13].
The questionnaire was developed specifically for this study by the authors of this study, during the month of May 2020 and was available for answers during the months of May, June, and July 2020. In addition, the informed consent form was duly applied. Through it, an extensive and direct observation was made on the subject, obtaining data from 944 people of different age groups, sex, occupations, and cities in the interior of São Paulo.