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. 2024 Feb 26;16(2):e55007. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55007

Table 6. Correlation of “weight-related distress” with participants’ characteristics.

+ Mann-Whitney test, ++ Kruskal-Wallis test

WBIS-2F: Two-Factor Weight Bias Internalization Scale

  Weight-related distress WBIS-2F P
Mean (SD) Median (IQR)
Gender Male 3.07 (0.92) 3.14 (2.14 - 3.64) 0.104+
Female 3.3 (1.04) 3.21 (2.57 - 4)
BMI Underweight/normal 3.17 (0.99) 3.14 (2.43 -3.86) 0.019++
Overweight 3.2 (1.01) 3 (2.43 - 3.86)
Obese 3.56 (1.08) 3.43 (2.86 - 4.29)
Married No 3.31 (1.05) 3.29 (2.57 - 4) 0.168+
Yes 3.17 (0.98) 3.14 (2.43 - 3.86)
Working No 3.18 (1.01) 3 (2.43 - 3.86) 0.194+
Yes 3.31 (1.03) 3.29 (2.57 - 4)
Level of education Primary education/high school graduate 3.23 (1.06) 3.14 (2.43 - 4) 0.860++
College graduate 3.28 (1.03) 3.29 (2.43 - 4)
University graduate 3.14 (0.96) 3.14 (2.43 - 3.86)
Post-graduate/PhD 3.28 (1.05) 3.14 (2.57 - 3.86)
Do you consider yourself heavier than normal? No 3.13 (0.93) 3.14 (2.43 - 3.86) 0.132+
Yes 3.34 (1.07) 3.29 (2.43 - 4.07)