Table 4. Partial correlations between psychological well-being and physical health changes controlling for height, gender, and daily walking steps at follow-up among overweight participants.
| POMS | Pearson correlation (r; p-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δ BW | Δ WC | Δ WHR | Δ BMI | Δ %BF | Δ LBM | |
| Tension | –.02; .94 | .124; .54 | –.049; .81 | .01; .97 | .05; .80 | –.09; .64 |
| Depression | .00; .99 | –.449; .02 | .035; .86 | .03; .90 | .18; .38 | –.16; .41 |
| Anger | .29; .15 | –.302; .13 | .200; .32 | .28; .15 | .45; .02 | –.14; .47 |
| Fatigue | .11; .58 | –.407; .04 | .193; .34 | .12; .55 | .29; .14 | –.12; .56 |
| Confusion | .11; 58 | –.558; .00 | .001; 1.00 | .13; .53 | .21; .29 | –.06; .77 |
| Vigor | .06; .77 | –.203; .31 | –.144; .47 | .06; .78 | .12; .55 | –.06; .77 |
| TMD | .13; .51 | –.437; .02 | .149; .46 | .15; .45 | .32; .10 | –.16; .43 |
Δ: changes; POMS: profile of mood states; BW: body weight; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; BMI: body mass index; TMD: total mood distress; BF: body fat; LBM: lean body mass.