Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sample of patients affected by overweight/obesity with and without a Psychiatric Diagnosis.
| Characteristic | Group | without a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 63) n (%) |
with a Psychiatric Diagnosis (n = 47) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship | Italian | 60 (95.2) | 45 (95.7) |
| Foreign | 3 (4.8) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Region of residence | Center | 61 (96.8) | 43 (91.5) |
| South/islands | 2 (3.2) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Education | Middle school diploma | 16 (25.4) | 11 (23.4) |
| High school diploma | 24 (38.1) | 23 (48.9) | |
| Graduate | 14 (22.2) | 7 (14.9) | |
| Postgraduate | 9 (14.3) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 18 (28.6) | 14 (29.8) |
| Married | 30 (47.6) | 22 (46.8) | |
| Cohabitant | 5 (7.9) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Divorced | 1 (1.6) | 3 (6.4) | |
| Separated | 5 (7.9) | 1 (2.1) | |
| Widower | 4 (6.3) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Occupation | Employee | 34 (54) | 19 (40.4) |
| Freelancer | 7 (11.1) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Unemployed | 14 (22.2) | 13 (27.7) | |
| Student | 2 (3.2) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Retired | 6 (9.5) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Spending social distancing period with | Alone | 8 (12.7) | 7 (14.9) |
| Family | 36 (57.1) | 29 (61.7) | |
| Partner | 13 (20.6) | 11 (23.4) | |
| Roommate(s) | 3 (4.8) | ||
| Child(ren) | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Other(s) | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Use of psychotherapy | Never | 42 (66.7) | 19 (40.4) |
| Previously/currently | 21 (33.3) | 28 (59.6) | |
| Use of psychopharmacology | Never | 53 (84.1) | 33 (70.2) |
| Previously/currently | 10 (15.9) | 14 (29.8) | |
| Infected acquaintances or loved ones | No | 57 (90.5) | 41 (87.2) |
| Yes | 6 (9.5) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Deaths among infected | No | 60 (95.2) | 46 (97.9) |
| acquaintances or loved ones | Yes | 3 (4.8) | 1 (2.1) |