Table 3 Mean BIPQ scores in the 3 study groups stratified by gender
Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persistent cardiometabolic risk group (n = 80) | Persistent obesity group (n = 63) | Improved cardiometabolic risk group (n = 49) | Persistent cardiometabolic risk group (n = 80) | Persistent obesity group (n = 63) | Improved cardiometabolic risk group (n = 49) | |
Consequence | 4.0 (3.0) | 3.5 (3.5) | 3.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (4.25) | 4.0 (4.0) | 2.0 (4.5) |
Timeline | 6.0 (3.25) | 6.5 (3.5) | 4.0 (2.75)*** | 7.0 (3.5) | 7.0 (2.75) | 1.0 (2.5)*** |
Personal control | 5.0 (3.0) | 5.0 (0.75) | 7.0 (3.75)* | 5.0 (3.0) | 5.0 (2.75) | 8.0 (4.0)* |
Behavioural control – physical activity | 8.0 (4.0) | 6.5 (5.5) | 8.0 (3.0) | 7.0 (2.0) | 7.0 (3.0) | 8.0 (3.0) |
Identity | 3.0 (4.0) | 2.5 (3.25) | 2.0 (4.0) | 3.0 (5.0) | 2.5 (5.0) | 0.0 (1.5)** |
Illness concern | 4.0 (5.0) | 3.5 (4.25) | 5.0 (4.0) | 4.0 (4.0) | 4.0 (3.0) | 2.0 (3.0)*** |
Behavioural control - diet | 8.0 (3.0) | 8.0 (2.75) | 7.0 (3.0) | 7.0 (3.5) | 7.0 (4.0) | 8.0 (4.0) |
Emotional representation | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.5 (4.75) | 2.0 (4.75) | 3.0 (5.0) | 3.5 (6.0) | 2.0 (3.5) |