Table 1.
Descriptive total sample and gender specific statistics for BMI, age, eating behaviours, anxiety, depression and personality for patients accepted for bariatric surgery (N = 102)
| Men (n = 33), M (SD) | Women (n = 69), M (SD) | t | g | α | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | 43.3 (5.7) | 43.6 (4.4) | 0.29 | 0.06 | |
| Age | 45.6 (10.3) | 41.2 (9.3) | 2.17 | –0.46 | |
| Eating behaviors | |||||
| Emotional eating | 35.0 (20.9) | 60.7 (24.1) | 5.26* | 1.11 | 0.92 |
| Uncontrolled eating | 46.4 (19.2) | 50.2 (18.7) | 0.96 | 0.20 | 0.73 |
| Cognitive restraint | 42.8 (19.3) | 44.8 (21.1) | 0.46 | 0.10 | 0.84 |
| Anxiety | 4.9 (3.5) | 7.6 (3.9) | 3.40* | 0.72 | 0.84 |
| Depression | 4.9 (3.5) | 5.2 (3.4) | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.78 |
| Personality traits | |||||
| Unadjusted raw scores | |||||
| Neuroticism | 82.0 (26.7) | 103.3 (25.4) | 3.89* | 0.97 | 0.89 |
| Extraversion | 103.4 (23.8) | 109.9 (19.8) | 1.46 | 0.31 | 0.78 |
| Openness | 108.5 (15.5) | 104.4 (17.7) | 1.16 | –0.24 | 0.65 |
| Agreeableness | 129.4 (16.1) | 122.6 (20.2) | 1.82 | –0.36 | 0.75 |
| Conscientiousness | 115.0 (22.6) | 111.8 (19.5) | –0.74 | –0.16 | 0.84 |
| Adjusted T scores | |||||
| Neuroticism | 52.8 (11.1) | 54.9 (11.1) | 0.77 | 0.18 | |
| Extraversion | 42.2 (11.2) | 45.8 (9.8) | 0.27 | 0.35 | |
| Openness | 44.6 (8.0) | 43.0 (9.6) | 0.19 | –0.17 | |
| Agreeableness | 52.7 (12.5) | 53.3 (10.6) | 0.13 | 0.06 | |
| Conscientiousness | 48.9 (11.0) | 49.5 (10.3) | 0.72 | 0.05 |
t = Student's t-test
*
p < 0.001
g = Hedge's g effect size
α = Cronbach's α.