Validation of the Italian version of the Laval questionnaire: health-related quality of life in subjects with obesity

Table 4 Discriminative properties (concurrent validity) of the Italian version of the Laval questionnaire

Laval	BMI	TSD-OC								SCL-90 (GSI)
Laval	BMI	Tot	Pain	Stiffness	FADA	House-work	Outdoor	Occup	Social	SCL-90 (GSI)
Total score	−0.41	−0.69	−0.6	−0.57	−0.63	−0.63	−0.59	−0.52	−0.58	−0.7
Activity-mobility	−0.4	−0.76	−0.67	−0.6	−0.73	−0.68	−0.64	0.53	−0.6	−0.58
Symptoms	−0.34	−0.63	−0.61	−0.5	−0.59	−0.57	−0.51	−0.44	−0.47	−0.6
Personal hygiene-clothing	−0.37	−0.64	−0.54	−0.5	−0.67	−0.57	−0.51	−0.46	−0.57	−0.54
Emotions	−0.29	−0.51	−0.42	−0.42	−0.43	−0.46	−0.45	−0.41	−0.49	−0.71
Social interactions	−0.37	−0.6	−0.48	−0.47	−0.57	−0.53	−0.52	−0.43	−0.6	0.61
Sexual life	−0.24	−0.5	−0.39	−0.4	−0.43	−0.44	−0.41	−0.37	−0.46	−0.52

BMI body mass index, SCL-90 Symptom Checklist-90, GSI global severity index
TSD-OC (SIO test for obesity related disabilities) categories: pain; stiffness; FADA: function and autonomy in daily activities; housework; outdoor activities; occupational activities; social life
N.B.: Each correlation (Spearman’s ρ) between Laval and other related measures was statistically significant (p < 0.01)

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