Table 3.
Crude and Adjusted Means for Social support, physical health, and mental health measures. a
| All n = 289 | Crude Overweight/Obesity Classes 1 & 2 n = 187 | Crude Severe Obesity Class 3 n = 102 | Adjusted Overweight/Obesity Classes 1 & 2 n = 187 | Adjusted Severe Obesity Class 3 n = 102 | Age-adjusted Difference in Means | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOS Social Support Survey | |||||||
| Emotional/informational support | 74.7 (.9) | 75.8 (1.1) | 72.6 (1.6) | 76.2 (1.6) | 71.8 (2.3) | 4.4 | .13 |
| Tangible support | 74.1 (.9) | 73.8 (1.3) | 74.7 (.7) | 74.1 (1.8) | 74.0 (2.4) | 0.1 | .98 |
| Affectionate support | 80.8 (.7) | 81.3 (1.1) | 80.1 (1.7) | 81.4 (1.7) | 79.8 (2.3) | 1.6 | .58 |
| Positive social interaction | 74.0 (1.8) | 74.6 (2.2) | 72.9 (1.7) | 75.0 (1.8) | 72.3 (2.5) | 2.7 | .39 |
| Overall functional social support index | 75.4 (1.1) | 76.2 (1.4) | 74.1 (1.2) | 76.5 (1.6) | 73.5 (2.1) | 3.0 | .26 |
| MOS SF-12 summary scores, n = 282 | |||||||
| Physical Component Score (PCS) | 42.0 (1.7) | 42.9 (1.9) | 40.4 (1.7) | 43.2 (.8) | 39.8 (1.1) | 3.4 | .02 |
| Mental Component Score (MCS) | 50.5 (.8) | 50.5 (1.3) | 50.4 (.3) | 50.3 (.7) | 50.9 (1.0) | -0.6 | .64 |
| Mental Health Inventory, MHI-5 b | 24.1 (.6) | 24.1 (.7) | 24.1 (.3) | 24.0 (.3) | 24.2 (.4) | -0.3 | .65 |
| MHI converted b | 76.3 (2.2) | 76.4 (2.8) | 76.2 (1.3) | 76.0 (1.3) | 77.0 (1.8) | -1.0 | .65 |
aValues are mean and standard error. Values are adjusted for age.
bMHI-5 is subset of items from the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36); converted scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating better mental health.