Table 4.
Family History (Obese Family Members) and Effects of Consultation (Only Completers’ Data)
| Variable | Group without obese family members | Group with obese family members | Statistics (interaction effects with family history “FH”) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation without genetic information (60) | Consultation with genetic information (46) | Consultation without genetic information (66) | Consultation with genetic information (75) | ||
| BMI (T1) | 35.4 (4.6) | 36.6 (10.1) | 35.1 (5.4) | 35.4 (4.7) | |
| BMI (6 months later) | 34.6 (4.9) | 34.5 (6.1) | 34.7 (5.6) | 35.3 (5.2) | FH × time: F = 4.8, p = 0.03; FH × IV × time: F = 2.3, p = 0.13 |
| Restraint eating (T1) | 26.7 (7.9) | 27.8 (8.1) | 26.3 (7.5) | 29.4 (6.2) | |
| Restraint eating (6 months later) | 28.1 (7.9) | 28.9 (7.7) | 28.1 (8.2) | 29.1 (6.0) | FH × time: F = 0.4, p > 0.5; FH × IV × time: F = 1.6, p = 0.21 |
| Self efficacy (T1) | 29.0 (5.1) | 29.1 (4.5) | 30.0 (4.9) | 29.4 (4.6) | |
| Self efficacy (6 months later) | 29.2 (4.5) | 29.9 (3.5) | 29.3 (4.8) | 29.7 (4.4) | FH × time: F = 2.1, p = 0.15; FH × IV × time: F = 0.2, p > 0.5 |
| Feeling guilty (T1) | 19.2 (5.7) | 19.5 (6.2) | 19.2 (4.5) | 20.9 (5.0) | |
| Feeling guilty (6 months later) | 18.8 (5.8) | 19.3 (5.3) | 17.5 (5.1) | 19.7 (5.5) | FH × time: F = 5.0, p = 0.03; FH × IV × time: F = 0.0, p > 0.5 |
| Body acceptance (T1) | 19.2 (6.4) | 19.7 (6.1) | 20.2 (6.2) | 18.9 (5.0) | |
| Body acceptance (after consultation) | 21.3 (5.7) | 21.6 (6.0) | 21.5 (6.6) | 21.0 (4.7) | |
| Body acceptance (6 months later) | 20.3 (6.3) | 19.8 (5.4) | 21.2 (6.0) | 19.1 (5.0) | FH × time: F = 0.0, p > 0.5; FH × IV × time: F = 0.0, p > 0.5 |
| Negative affectivity (T1) | 20.8 (7.3) | 19.5 (6.7) | 21.3 (7.4) | 22.0 (8.1) | |
| Negative affectivity (after intervention) | 13.1 (4.9) | 13.2 (4.2) | 14.6 (5.9) | 12.8 (3.8) | FH × time: F = 0.0, p > 0.5; FH × IV × time: F = 4.6, p = 0.03 |
| Negative affectivity (6 months later) | 19.1 (6.5) | 19.3 (6.2) | 21.3 (8.5) | 20.0 (7.4) | |
The column statistics includes only significant interactions with the factor “family history (FH) of obesity”; other statistical factors see the other tables and the “Results” section.
IV: intervention group (with versus without genetic consultation).