Table 2.
Differences in psychosocial-related factors
| MVS users (n = 4274) |
Non-users (n = 340) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you motivated to take MVS daily lifelong? | < 0.0011 | ||
| - Yes | 3819 (89.4) | 105 (30.9%) | |
| - No | 455 (10.6) | 235 (69.1%) | |
| Why are you not motivated? | |||
| - Good blood tests and no complaints | 136 (29.8) | 88 (37.4) | |
| - No complaints | 104 (22.8) | 40 (17.0) | |
| - Good blood tests | 72 (15.8) | 38 (16.2) | |
| - Gastro-intestinal complaints after MVS ingestion | 47 (10.3) | 25 (10.6) | |
| - Unpleasant smell/taste/size | 11 (2.4) | 9 (3.8) | |
| - Other | 86 (18.9) | 35 (14.9) | |
| Do you know why it is important to take MVS for life long*? | - | ||
| - To prevent vitamin deficiencies | 4058 (94.9) | 300 (88.2) | |
| - To feel fit and energetic | 1894 (44.3) | 159 (46.8) | |
| - To strengthen the immune system | 1821 (42.6) | 131 (38.5) | |
| - To lose more weight | 34 (0.8) | 8 (2.4) | |
| - Because the Obesity center tells me that I have to take them | 200 (4.7) | 38 (11.2) | |
| - I don’t know | 41 (1.0) | 16 (4.7) | |
| What disadvantages do you expect from the MVS?* | |||
| - None | 3088 (72.3) | 133 (39.1) | - |
| - Unpleasant side effects | 443 (10.4) | 120 (35.3) | |
| - The (high) costs of MVS | 719 (16.8) | 66 (19.4) | |
| - Excessive serum levels | 331 (7.7) | 32 (9.4) | |
| - It has no effect | 138 (3.2) | 44 (12.9) | |
| - The physician has shares in MVS | 66 (1.5) | 9 (2.6) | |
| - Lower weight loss | 58 (1.4) | 4 (1.2) | |
| - Other | 50 (1.2) | 8 (2.4) | |
| Do you receive emotional support for lifestyle changes after surgery*? | |||
| - No | 782 (18.3) | 105 (30.9) | |
| - Yes, from my partner | 2463 (57.6) | 171 (50.3) | |
| - Yes, from family | 2247 (52.6) | 161 (47.4) | |
| - Yes, from friends | 1618 (37.9) | 98 (28.8) | |
| - Yes, from the healthcare professionals of the Obesity Centre | 1333 (31.2) | 58 (17.1) | |
| Is your MVS intake better because of emotional support? | |||
| - Yes | 767 (22.0) | 17 (7.2) | < 0.0011 |
| - No | 2725 (78.0) | 218 (92.8) | |
Data are presented as frequencies (percentages)
MVS, multivitamin supplement
1Pearson Chi-square test
*Multiple answers were possible