Table 2. Psychological variables and blood pressure by weight cycling history, mean (standard deviation).
| Self Esteem for Appearance |
Total Self Esteem |
BDI | BAI | Binge Likelihood |
Drive for Thinness |
Body Dissatisfaction |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of weight cycles as defined on QEWP-R | ||||||||||
| 0 (n=62) | 18.47 (3.52) | 79.83 (11.72) | 4.89 (5.42) | 3.46 (4.42) | 15.84 (7.86) | 3.02 (3.85) | 14.43 (6.43) | 125.74 (16.76) | 79.91 (9.95) | |
| 1–2 (n=50) | 16.42 (3.11) | 77.25 (9.74) | 6.11 (5.13) | 4.70 (5.00) | 17.45 (8.58) | 5.01 (4.43) | 18.10 (6.43) | 128.21 (17.68) | 80.24 (12.30) | |
| 3–4 (n=46) | 18.37 (3.94) | 81.07 (12.03) | 7.91 (6.88) | 5.29 (9.19) | 20.00 (6.92) | 3.86 (3.77) | 15.81 (5.82) | 132.50 (18.08) | 82.87 (11.85) | |
| ≥5 (n=9) | 14.00 (3.38) | 73.92 (6.90) | 6.50 (5.47) | 5.42 (6.08) | 22.08 (8.85) | 5.91 (4.34) | 22.33 (4.58) | 125.65 (11.14) | 80.71 (8.75) | |
QEWP-R, Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns Revised; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BP, Blood Pressure.