Table 3. Priority of barriers to weight-loss programs based on mean Likert scores for each factor in overweight and obese women (n=204)* .

Barriers factors to weight-loss diet	Mean(SD)
Situational Barriers	2.86(0.29)
Stress and Depression	2.58(0.21)
Food craving	2.55(0.29)
Social Barriers	2.32(0.22)
Adverse Effects of Weight-Loss Diet	2.14(0.59)
Cost of diet	2.13(0.51)
Barriers factors to physical activity
External Barriers	2.29(0.23)
Internal Barrier	2(0.52)

* The mean factor scores were calculated for each factor by averaging the Likert scores of individual items that composed each factor