Table 3.
Comparison of QOL and FMS Severity by BMI Group
| Normal Weighta (n=37) |
Overweight (n=57) |
Obese (n=70) |
Severely Obese (n=15) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| SF-36 PF*** | 55.8 (24.15) | 44.7 (20.9) | 34.9 (20.8) | 22.7 (15.0) |
| SF-36 RP | 35.1 (25.8) | 35.1 (22.0) | 33.4 (23.6) | 23.8 (16.7) |
| SF-36 BP | 37.7 (19.4) | 31.6 (15.6) | 30.3 (14.7) | 32.8 (21.0) |
| SF-36 Vitality | 28.5 (18.4) | 28.3 (19.7) | 27.2 (19.0) | 16.3 (10.8) |
| SF-36 GH | 39.1 (20.1) | 40.7 (22.4) | 38.3 (18.4) | 29.6 (19.9) |
| SF-36 SF | 46.5 (26.5) | 47.8 (25.1) | 49.5 (27.9) | 37.5 (20.6) |
| SF-36 RE | 55.3 (27.3) | 59.2 (27.5) | 60.5 (30.9) | 46.1 (37.4) |
| SF-36 MH | 51.9 (23.8) | 59.2 (18.4) | 61.1 (21.7) | 53.7 (23.9) |
| TP Total*** | 32.1 (11.7) | 40.7 (11.2) | 40.9 (10.3) | 44.1 (9.8) |
Note.
a
For SF-36 subscales, n=36.
***
p < .001