Table 3.
Influence of adherence to medical recommendations on weight loss and mental health of morbidly obese patients in Poland (n = 354) and Germany (n = 210).
| Variables | Poland | Germany | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherent Patients (mean ± SD) |
Nonadherent Patients (mean ± SD) |
p Value | Adherent Patients (mean ± SD) |
Nonadherent Patients (mean ± SD) |
p Value | |
| % TWL | 16.71 ± 9.64 | 4.91 ± 5.46 | <0.00001 | 21.05 ± 12.69 | 4.83 ± 7.63 | <0.00001 |
| % EWL | 23.89 ± 18.15 | 7.21 ± 7.19 | <0.00001 | 30.27 ± 21.76 | 6.30 ± 12.49 | <0.00001 |
| Level of depression |
10.79 ± 6.97 | 25.24 ± 9.80 | <0.00001 | 8.17 ± 6.94 | 22.81 ± 11.34 | <0.00001 |
| Level of anxiety | 7.35 ± 6.21 | 16.63 ± 9.69 | <0.00001 | 6.18 ± 5.60 | 15.24 ± 10.05 | <0.00001 |
| Level of stress | 12.01 ± 7.59 | 22.31 ± 9.81 | <0.00001 | 11.35 ± 8.88 | 23.33 ± 10.99 | <0.00001 |