Self-Reported Psychosocial Health in Obese Patients before and after Weight Loss

Table 2

Follow-up changes (mean $\pm$ sd).

	Dietary therapy alone ($n=72$)			Pharmacotherapy ($n=35$)			Bariatric surgery ($n=22$)
	Total ($n=72$)	Psych. counselling ($n=35$)	No psych. counselling ($n=37$)	Total ($n=35$)	Psych. counselling ($n=15$)	No psych. counselling ($n=20$)	Total ($n=22$)	Psych. counselling ($n=10$)	No psych. counselling ($n=13$)
Weight, kg	−0.74 $\pm$${1.8}^{\text{a}}$	−0.83 $\pm$ 1.5	−0.63 $\pm$ 2.1	−6.7 $\pm$${4.2}^{\text{a}}$	−5.3 $\pm$ 2.8	−8.8 $\pm$${5.1}^{\text{b}}$	−20.1 $\pm$${13.6}^{\text{a}}$	−16.1 $\pm$ 8.3	−25.7 $\pm$ 17.8
HADS
anxiety	−2.8 $\pm$${4.3}^{\text{a}}$	−4.2 $\pm$${3.9}^{\text{b}}$	−0.3 $\pm$ 3.9	−2.6 $\pm$${4.4}^{\text{a}}$	−4.5. $\pm$${4.1}^{\text{b}}$	0.8 $\pm$ 2.3	−4.2 $\pm$${4.1}^{\text{a}}$	−4.3 $\pm$ 4.8	−3.8 $\pm$ 1.5
Depression	−1.4 $\pm$ 5.1	−3.1 $\pm$${4.3}^{\text{b}}$	1.8 $\pm$ 4.8	−2.6 $\pm$${4.3}^{\text{a},\text{c}}$	−4.7 $\pm$${3.3}^{\text{b}}$	0.7 $\pm$ 3.6	−2.3 $\pm$${4.4}^{\text{a},\text{d}}$	−2.4 $\pm$ 4.9	−2.2 $\pm$ 3.6
IWQoL
Physical  function	−12.8 $\pm$${25.6}^{\text{a}}$	−15.7 $\pm$ 28.1	−7.7 $\pm$ 20.3	−26.6 $\pm$${26.2}^{\text{a},\text{c}}$	−33.3 $\pm$${23.7}^{\text{b}}$	−13.1 $\pm$ 26.8	−32.9 $\pm$${24.7}^{\text{a},\text{d}}$	−25.1 $\pm$ 23.9	−46.5 $\pm$ 21.4
Self esteem	−13.6 $\pm$${34.9}^{\text{a}}$	−21.2 $\pm$${32.6}^{\text{b}}$	0.6 $\pm$ 35.6	−27.7 $\pm$${26.7}^{\text{a}}$	−34.7 $\pm$${24.8}^{\text{b}}$	−13.7 $\pm$ 25.8	−15.3 $\pm$ 39.0	−11.9 $\pm$ 46.6	−21.2 $\pm$ 22.7
Sexual life	−11.5 $\pm$${31.3}^{\text{a}}$	−17.9 $\pm$${33.9}^{\text{b}}$	4.3 $\pm$ 33.9	−20.2 $\pm$${23.6}^{\text{a}}$	−28.3 $\pm$${21.2}^{\text{b}}$	−3.1 $\pm$ 19.4	−12.9 $\pm$ 40.3	−3.8 $\pm$ 41.2	−29.2 $\pm$ 37.2
Public distress	−10.9 $\pm$ 37.5	−13.3 $\pm$ 36.9	−6.3 $\pm$ 39.3	−21.4 $\pm$${33.3}^{\text{a},\text{c}}$	−32.1 $\pm$${33.1}^{\text{b}}$	−0.2 $\pm$ 22.5	−22.7 $\pm$${27.9}^{\text{a},\text{d}}$	−13.9 $\pm$ 29.6	−37.8 $\pm$ 17.8
Work function	−3.7 $\pm$ 29.7	−7.7 $\pm$ 29.8	3.7 $\pm$ 29.1	−14.9 $\pm$${23.8}^{\text{a},\text{c}}$	−22.4 $\pm$${21.5}^{\text{b}}$	1.8 $\pm$ 20.6	−14.3 $\pm$${30.8}^{\text{d}}$	−11.8 $\pm$ 35.2	−18.6 $\pm$ 23.6
EAT	−1.1 $\pm$ 9.6	−3.8 $\pm$${8.7}^{\text{b}}$	4.4 $\pm$ 9.1	−3.9 $\pm$${10.8}^{\text{a}}$	−6.7 $\pm$${10.9}^{\text{b}}$	1.5 $\pm$ 8.7	−1.4 $\pm$ 8.3	−2.9 $\pm$ 8.9	2.0 $\pm$ 5.9

${}_{}{}^{\text{a}}=$ significant change from baseline. ($P<.05$),
${}_{}{}^{\text{b}}=$significant difference ($P<.05$) between psychological versus no psychological counselling.
${}_{}{}^{\text{c}}=$$P<.05$ pharmacotherapy versus dietary therapy alone.
${}_{}{}^{\text{d}}=$$P<.05$ bariatric surgery versus dietary therapy alone.