Table 3. Bivariate correlations between physical health changes and profile mood states after a 12-week period.
| POMS | Pearson correlation (r; p-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δ BW | Δ WC | Δ WHR | Δ BMI | Δ %BF | Δ LBM | |
| Tension | .01; .97 | .06; .74 | –.10; .61 | .03; .86 | .13; .51 | –.12; .55 |
| Depression | –.02; .91 | –.37; .05 | .01; .94 | .00; 1.00 | .18; .35 | –.19; .32 |
| Anger | .28; .14 | –.32; .09 | .16; .39 | .27; .14 | .43; .02 | –.15; .44 |
| Fatigue | .08; .66 | –.41; .02 | .17; .38 | .09; .64 | .24; .19 | –.11; .56 |
| Confusion | .08; .70 | –.52; .00 | .04; .85 | .08; .67 | .10; .62 | –.02; .93 |
| Vigor | .04; .85 | –.24; .20 | –.15; .42 | .03; .88 | .08; .67 | –.04; .82 |
| TMD | .12; .54 | –.42; .02 | .13; .51 | .14; .48 | .31; .10 | –.17; .38 |
Δ: changes; POMS: profile of mood states; BW: body weight; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; BMI: body mass index; BF: body fat; LBM: lean body mass; TMD: total mood distress.