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Table 1 Mean ( SE ) scores on measures of health-related quality of life (SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Summary scales; SF-12 PCS, MCS) and subjective quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF Psychological and Social Functioning subscales; QOL-P, QOL-S) among participants (n=4,892) reporting each of 7 levels of body dissatisfaction (BD0-BD6) i

From: Quality of life impairment associated with body dissatisfaction in a general population sample of women

 

Not at all dissatisfied

Not at all/ slightly dissatisfied

Slightly dissatisfied

Slightly/ moderately dissatisfied

Moderately dissatisfied

Moderately/ markedly dissatisfied

Markedly dissatisfied

 
 

(BD0)

(BD1)

(BD1)

(BD1)

(BD1)

(BD1)

(BD1)

 

n

674

1264

647

687

594

598

695

    

%

13.1

24.5

12.5

13.3

11.5

11.6

13.5

    
 

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

Mean ( SE )

F

p

Post-Hoc ii

Effect Size iii

SF-12 PCS

49.63 (.38)

49.79 (.27)

50.41 (.36)

50.46 (.35)

50.10 (.39)

49.75 (.38)

48.64 (.38)

2.74

< .05

2,3>6

.01

SF-12 MCS

50.90 (.46)

49.04 (.33)

47.44 (.44)

44.79 (.43)

45.47 (.47)

41.25 (.46)

38.59 (.47)

81.47

< .01

0>1,2>3,4>5>6

.11

QOL-P

3.98 (.03)

3.82 (.02)

3.77 (.03)

3.63 (.02)

3.60 (.03)

3.38 (.03)

3.14 (.03)

107.57

< .01

0>1,2>3,4>5>6

.14

QOL-S

4.08 (.03)

3.92 (.02)

3.85 (.03)

3.71 (.03)

3.65 (.04)

3.48 (.03)

3.33 (.03)

53.21

< .01

0>1,2,3>4>5>6; 1>3

.07

  1. iLower scores indicate higher levels of impairment on all measures. Means were adjusted for the following covariates: age, BMI; marital status; employment status; level of education; parity; first language, country of birth and possession of private health insurance.
  2. iiPost-hoc tests were adjusted using the Bonferroni correction.
  3. iiiPartial eta-squared: values of approximately .01, .06, and .14, indicate, small, medium, and large effect sizes, respectively [42].