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Table 3 Correlations between change scores of studied variables (N = 974)

From: Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma

 

Mean

SD

Range

  

r (p-value)

   

1. Age

2. Gender

3. BMI

change

4. Perceived weight

stigma changea

5. Internalized weight

stigma changeb

6. Psychological distress

changec

1.

23.70

4.31

20–45

--

     

2.

--

--

--

-0.04 (0.28)

--

    

3.

0.34

2.29

-10.41, 9.59

-0.02 (0.48)

-0.02 (0.57)

--

   

4.

0.50

2.67

-10.00, 10.00

-0.04 (0.25)

0.07 (0.046)

0.12 (< 0.001)

--

  

5.

-1.70

8.12

-46.00, 29.00

-0.12 (< 0.001)

-0.02 (0.51)

0.27 (< 0.001)

0.26 (< 0.001)

--

 

6.

1.91

12.58

-54.00, 47.00

-0.03 (0.36)

0.04 (0.26)

-0.01 (0.76)

0.32 (< 0.001)

0.36 (< 0.001)

--

  1. BMI = body mass index;
  2. a Assessed using Perceived Weight Stigma Scale
  3. b Assessed using Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire
  4. c Assessed using Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21