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Table 3.

Significant differences (t-value, p-value, Cohen's d) between male and female participants on ratings of figure dislike, personality attributes, and functional deficits

	Male figure, t-value (Cohen's d)				Female figure, t-value (Cohen's d)
	low normal	overweight	obese	extremely obese	low normal	overweight	obese	extremely obese
Dislike	4.16^∗∗∗ (0.48)	3.26^∗∗(0.38)	2.98^∗∗(0.35)		2.63^∗∗ (0.30)^a		4.18^∗∗∗ (0.48)	5.10^∗∗∗ (0.59)
Attributes			2.48^∗ (0.29)	3.18^∗∗ (0.37)			6.10^∗∗∗ (0.70)	5.56^∗∗∗ (0.64)
Functional deficits							3.87^∗∗∗ (0.45)	4.07^∗∗∗ (0.47)

df = 301.

^∗

p < 0.05.

^∗∗

p < 0.01.

^∗∗∗

p < 0.001.

For this comparison, male participants' ratings were more favorable than those of female participants. In all other comparisons, the male participants' ratings were more critical than those of female participants.