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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2013 Oct 25;75(9):863–872. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000000

TABLE 4.

PSYCHIATRIC AND MEDICAL COMORBIDITIES BY BMI CLASS

NW OW OB1 OB2+ TEST P NWVOW NWVOB1 NWVOB2 OWVOB1 OWVOB2 OB1VOB2
N PDSQ DISORDERS X2(12)=23.31 0.025 0.04 0.008* 0.61 0.23 0.09 0.07
 0 59(35.1) 96(51.3) 71(53.4) 69(39.9)
 1 46(27.4) 42(22.5) 27(20.3) 43(24.9)
 2 27(16.1) 20(10.7) 20(15.0) 24(13.9)
 3 13(7.7) 9(4.8) 9(6.8) 19(11.0)
 4+ 23(13.7) 20(10.7) 6(4.5) 18(10.4)
PDSQ
 AGORAPHOBIA 21(12.4) 18(9.6) 10(7.5) 20(11.6) X2(3)=2.29 0.51
 ALCOHOL ABUSE 23(13.7) 21(11.2) 11(8.3) 11(6.4) X2(3)=5.86 0.12
 BULIMIA 10(5.9) 22(11.8) 18(13.5) 28(16.2) X2(3)=9.21 0.027 0.054 0.024 0.003* 0.64 0.23 0.52
 DRUG ABUSE 18(10.7) 12(6.4) 2(1.5) 3(1.7) X23)=18.35 <0.001 0.15 0.002* 0.001* 0.034 0.26 1.00
 GEN. ANXIETY D/O 43(25.4) 30(16.0) 20(15.0) 38(22.0) X2(3)=7.47 0.058
 HYPOCHONDRIASIS 9(5.3) 9(4.8) 6(4.5) 5(2.9) X2(3)=1.37 0.71
 OBESS-COMP D/O 22(13.0) 23(12.3) 11(8.3) 23(13.3) X2(3)=2.22 0.53
 PANIC DISORDER 21(12.4) 15(8.0) 11(8.3) 18(10.4) X23)=2.41 0.49
 POST-TRAUM STRESS 31(18.3) 27(14.4) 6(4.5) 17(9.8) X23)=15.04 0.002 0.32 <0.001* 0.023 0.004 0.18 0.080
 SOCIAL PHOBIA 49(29.0) 38(20.3) 28(21.1) 62(35.8) X2(3)=13.88 0.003 0.057 0.12 0.18 0.87 0.001* 0.005
 SOMATOFORM D/OS 8(4.7) 3(1.6) 5(3.8) 4(2.3) X2(3)=3.52 0.32
 SUBSTANCE ABUSE 32(19.0) 27(14.4) 13(9.8) 14(8.1) X2(3)=10.67 0.014 0.24 0.025 0.003* 0.21 0.058 0.61
N SCQ PROBLEMS 0.48±0.83 0.93±1.20 1.16±1.43 1.38±1.39 X2(3)=51.18 <0.001 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* 0.19 <0.001* 0.072
N SCQ TREATED X2(9)=52.31 <0.001 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* 0.65 0.01 0.27
 0 116(69.0) 94(50.5) 58(43.6) 58(33.5)
 1 31(18.5) 44(23.7) 34(25.6) 48(27.7)
 2 16(9.5) 26(14.0) 23(17.3) 33(19.1)
 3+ 5(3.0) 22(11.8) 18(13.5) 34(19.7)
SCQ SCORE 2.1±2.7 3.3±3.4 3.7±3.7 4.5±3.9 X2(3)=51.10 <0.001 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* 0.25 <0.001* 0.029
SCQ
 BACK PAIN 21(12.4) 33(17.7) 22(16.5) 36(20.8) X2(3)=4.39 0.22
 DIABETES 3(1.8) 17(9.1) 16(12.0) 38(22.0) X2(3)=36.24 <0.001 0.003 <0.001* <0.001* 0.39 <0.001* 0.024
 HEART DISEASE 3(1.8) 14(7.5) 7(5.3) 16(9.2) X2(3)=9.38 0.025 0.012 0.11 0.003* 0.43 0.55 0.19
 NEUROLOGICAL 2(1.2) 8(4.3) 5(3.8) 3(1.7) (P)<0.01 0.22
HEART RATE 70.7±9.7 73.6±11.9 72.9±12.3 76.4±11.5 F(3,652)=7.30 <0.001 0.011 0.094 <0.001* 0.59 0.027 0.011
SYSTOLIC BP 117±17 125±17 128±15 131±18 F(3,652)=22.64 <0.001 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* 0.13 <0.001* 0.075
DIASTOLIC BP 73.9±11.7 79.1±11.4 81.1±10.6 82.5±10.8 F(3,652)=18.82 <0.001 <0.001* <0.001* <0.001* 0.12 0.004 0.25

NOTE CHI-SQUARE FOR CONTINUOUS MEASURES INDICATES KRUSKAL-WALLIS TEST.

*

SIGNIFICANT AFTER BONFERRONI CORRECTION (P<.0083).