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. 2020 Oct 2;19:100361. doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100361

Table 2.

Means and Standard Deviations of all variables under study regarding Locus of Control, Self-efficacy, and Optimism.

Locus of control Self-efficacy Optimism
n % M SD M SD M SD
Gender
Male 656 75.4 3.03a 0.62 3.09a 0.54 3.04a 0.60
Female 1139 24,6 2.87b 0.59 2.95b 0.51 2.84b 0.58
Age
<25 442 24.7 2.90a 0.59 2.99a 0.44 2.88a 0.57
25-39 406 22.6 3.00b 0.57 3.08b 0.47 2.96b 0.56
40-54 539 30.1 2.95ab 0.63 3.02ab 0.57 2.95b 0.62
>54 408 22.7 2.90a 0.62 2.91a 0.61 2.86a 0.63
BMI
Underweight 63 3.5 2.81a 0.53 2.97a 0.46 2.74a 0.52
Normal or Healthy Weight 1050 58 2.95b 0.60 3.00a 0.53 2.91b 0.59
Overweight 444 24,5 2,93ab 0.62 3.01a 0.57 2.93b 0.60
Obese 173 9.6 2.96b 0.64 3.02a 0.53 3.02b 0.61
Weight difference
Weight gain (>1 Kg) 88 4.9 2.78a 0.73 2.91a 0.63 2.82a 0.65
Weight gain (0.1 -1 Kg) 295 16.3 2.82a 0.65 2.94a 0.58 2.85a 0.63
No difference 982 54.3 2.99b 0.61 3.03a 0.53 2.94b 0.59
Weight loss (0.1 Kg – 1 Kg) 276 15.3 2.96b 0.55 3.03a 0.47 2.96b 0.57
Weight loss (>1 Kg) 33 1.8 3.01b 0.54 3.24b 0.44 3.07b 0.57
Living with someone at risk
No 1364 75.4 2.95a 0.62 3.02a 0.54 2.94a 0.60
YES 445 24.6 2.89a 0.59 2.96b 0.51 2.86b 0.59
Living with dependent
NO 1607 2.93a 0.61 3.00a 0.52 2.92a 0.59
YES 202 2.93a 0.64 2.96a 0.59 2.85b 0.67
Days shelter-in-place
5 days 616 34.1 2.92a 0.62 2.98a 0.55 2.89a 0.62
6 days 577 31.9 2.95a 0.58 3.03a 0.49 2.93a 0.55
7 days 424 23.4 2.94a 0.64 2.99a 0.52 2.92a 0.62
8 or more days 192 10.6 2.93a 0.60 3.01a 0.56 2.94a 0.60

Note: Different superscripts in the same column show statistically significant differences at p <·.05 when comparing two or more groups. The same superscript means that there are not statistically significant differences; BMI = Body Mass Index.