Research Article

The Effectiveness of a Nondiet Multidisciplinary Weight Reduction Program for Severe Overweight Patients with Psychological Comorbidities

Table 5

Descriptive statistics of the subgroup BMI >40 kg/m².

Descriptive statistic t1t2
NminmaxMean valueS.E.NminmaxMean valueS.E.

Psychological parameters

BDI5803819,019,55520349,97**7,56
SCL90R somatoform dimension6413612,209,33610358,28**8,56
SCL90R depressive dimension6404716,1211,48610418,7**8,76
SCL90R general symptomatic index (GSI)640,023,390,950,656102,890,58**0,52
IIPD640,412,81,710,47610,092,641,40**0,55
TAS2637256346,099,9935306945,9710,03

Eating habits

FEV_cognitive restraint331157,183,743112012,16**5,33
FEV_uncontrolled eating3311610,243,75311156,55**3,86
Fitlevel5405821,8315,585089965,28**16,63

Health related quality of life

SF36 physical functioning3759546,3823,9835010062,86**26,13
SF36 physical role limitation37010029,2836,5735010056,91**43,04
SF36 pain37010048,3428,12351210062,59**27,48
SF36 general health37199250,2817,1135259763,69**19,09
SF36 vitality3758034,3217,13351510058,29**19,81
SF36 social functioning37010054,0527,013512,510068,93**27,35
SF36 emotional role limitation37010039,6439,1635010066,67**45,01
SF36 mental health371210055,2419,09352410066,86**19,00
SF36 physical summary score (PCS)37155235,7210,003515,256,342,51**10,56
SF36 mental summary score (MCS)372061,739,6811,533522,863,147,51**11,60

Anthropometric parameters

Weight (kg)64104,6322,5143,2935,686496299133,13**32,01
BMI64388449,998,746135,177,846,43**8,01
Waist circumference (cm)63115230147,1820,3664112220139,8**19,47
% Body fat6328,76047,017,015823,258,144,39**7,59

Blood parameters

Cholesterol (mg/dL)58126305189,7138,7257118267179,84*34,81
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)5448201110,4133,545640182106,3632,35
Triglycerides (mg/dL)5875466166,1276,625765329159,657,32

t1: pre treatment, t2: posttreatment.
*Correlation is significant at (two-tailed).
**Correlation is significant at (two-tailed).