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Published in final edited form as: Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 May 24;18(8):1066–1073. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.05.011

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and intercorrelations for main study variables

Measure	EWS	IWS	PTSD-S	ACE	Trauma
EWS	__
IWS	.382^**
PTSD-S	.477^**	.559^**	__
ACE	.284^**	.247^**	.366^**	__
Trauma	.201^**	.144^*	.232^**	.403^**	__
M	.22^†	3.85	34.26	2.30	__
SD	.17	1.39	14.90	2.11	__
n	217	217	217	217	217

EWS = experienced weight stigma; IWS = internalized weight stigma; PTSD-S = posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms; ACE = adverse childhood experiences; M = mean; SD = standard deviation.

Trauma (psychology chart): n = 49 (22.2%) reported a history of trauma.

P < .05.

^**

P < .01.

^†

Mean percentage frequency on 0–100 scale ranging from never to weekly.