Table 2.

Association between mean hair cortisol concentration and perceived weight discrimination overall and by degree of obesity—ANCOVA results

	Whole sample (n = 563)		Individuals with moderate obesity (n = 390)		Individuals with severe obesity (n = 173)
	F	η 2	F	η 2	F	η 2
Perceived weight discrimination	12.01*	0.022	1.40	0.004	11.58*	0.070
Age	0.04	<0.001	1.31	0.004	1.58	0.010
Sex	0.10	<0.001	1.66	0.005	1.12	0.007
Ethnicity	1.28	0.002	1.47	0.004	0.00	<0.001
SES	0.05	<0.001	0.16	<0.001	0.22	0.001
BMI	2.00	0.004	0.01	<0.001	0.18	0.001
Hair treatment	0.02	<0.001	0.95	0.003	0.26	0.002
Elapsed time	0.80	0.002	0.66	0.002	0.19	0.001

*P < 0.01. All analyses were weighted for sampling probabilities and differential nonresponse.ANCOVA: analysis of covariance; SES: socioeconomic status. Elapsed time is the time between data collection points (Wave 5 and Wave 6).