Table 1.
Group characteristics.
| Healthy Weight | Obese | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 23 | n = 23 | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | |d| | |
| Age | 30.57 | 10.96 | 36.57 | 9.75 | 0.056 | 0.58 |
| Education (years) | 15.80 | 1.67 | 14.79 | 2.29 | 0.17 | 0.50 |
| BMI | 20.93 | 1.90 | 43.35 | 6.98 | <0.001 a | 4.39 b |
| Body fat mass (%) | 24.50 | 5.26 | 47.11 | 5.12 | <0.001 a | 4.35 b |
| UPPS-P subscales | ||||||
| Negative urgency | 25.22 | 6.52 | 28.17 | 6.39 | 0.13 | 0.46 |
| Lack of premeditation | 21.78 | 4.96 | 23.30 | 5.14 | 0.31 | 0.30 |
| Lack of perseverance | 19.30 | 5.30 | 22.17 | 5.16 | 0.07 | 0.54 |
| Sensation seeking | 28.35 | 8.44 | 24.26 | 6.84 | 0.08 | 0.53 |
| Positive urgency | 22.52 | 6.63 | 20.78 | 5.13 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Risky gains task | ||||||
| Risky choices following loss (%) | 59.87 | 21.05 | 46.93 | 29.55 | 0.09 | 0.50 |
| Risky choices overall (%) | 67.34 | 16.81 | 60.26 | 21.09 | 0.22 | 0.37 |
BMI: Body mass index (kg/m2). SD: standard deviation. a Significant difference (p < 0.05). b Large effect size (|d| > 0.80).