Table 4 Mean scores pre- and post-bariatric surgery, p-value for paired t-test and Effect Size
No. | Pre Mean (SD) | Post Mean (SD) | Mean difference (SD) | p | ES | SRM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arms | 53 | 25.2 (19.3) | 28.8 (27.2) | 3.6 (23.8) | 0.272 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
Abdomen a | 53 | 5.8 (10.6) | 25.1 (23.9) | 19.3 (24.7) | <0.001 | 1.82 | 0.78 |
Back | 51 | 21.1 (22.1) | 48.0 (27.8) | 26.9 (29.1) | <0.001 | 1.22 | 0.92 |
Body | 53 | 14.7 (12.3) | 42.9 (18.6) | 28.3 (20.9) | <0.001 | 2.29 | 1.35 |
Buttocks | 50 | 16.0 (20.0) | 39.3 (24.1) | 23.2 (25.5) | <0.001 | 1.16 | 0.91 |
Hips Outer Thighs | 51 | 15.8 (19.9) | 38.9 (24.3) | 23.1 (26.0) | <0.001 | 1.16 | 0.89 |
Inner Thighs | 51 | 10.5 (15.1) | 27.9 (28.2) | 17.4 (27.2) | <0.001 | 1.15 | 0.64 |
Body Image | 51 | 13.4 (13.6) | 37.2 (22.3) | 23.7 (22.2) | <0.001 | 1.74 | 1.07 |
Physical | 49 | 46.1 (19.7) | 76.2 (21.4) | 30.1 (23.2) | <0.001 | 1.53 | 1.30 |
Psych | 50 | 55.5 (17.7) | 58.4 (21.7) | 2.9 (17.6) | 0.254 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
Sexual | 46 | 44.7 (21.5) | 43.0 (23.5) | −1.6 (21.6) | 0.615 | −0.08 | −0.07 |
Social | 50 | 51.4 (17.0) | 61.6 (19.5) | 10.2 (21.9) | 0.002 | 0.60 | 0.47 |