Table III.
Pearson correlation coefficients and p values between all obese adolescent, maternal and paternal psychopathology scores.
| BDI r (p) | MADRS r (p) | STAIC r (p) | BSA r (p) | BITE A r (p) | GHQ M r (p) | BITE M r (p) | GHQ P r (p) | BITE P r (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI z score | 0.116 | −0.116 | −0.113 | −0.086 | −0.052 | −0.103 | −0.026 | −0.214* | 0.108 |
| BDI | 0.488*** | 0.592*** | 0.387*** | 0.514*** | 0.226* | 0.021 | 0.123 | 0.018 | |
| MADRS | – | 0.487*** | 0.672*** | 0.378*** | 0.307*** | 0.065 | 0.005 | 0.189 | |
| STAIC | – | 0.456** | 0.494** | 0.272** | 0.021 | 0.127 | 0.099 | ||
| BSA | – | 0.273** | 0.275** | 0.012 | 0.128 | 0.007 | |||
| BITE A | – | 0.428*** | 0.201* | 0.111 | 0.13 | ||||
| GHQ M | – | 0.43*** | 0.24* | 0.194 | |||||
| BITE M | – | 0.105 | 0.182 | ||||||
| GHQ P | – | 0.328** |
Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; MADRS, Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale; STAIC, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (Trait subscale); BSA, Brief Scale for Anxiety; BITE, Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (Symptoms scale); GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; BITE A: adolescent’s BITE; GHQ and BITE M: maternal GHQ and BITE; GHQ and BITE P: paternal GHQ. Significant correlations:
*
p<0.5
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001.