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Table 1 Further characteristics of the participants.

From: Attachment style contributes to the outcome of a multimodal lifestyle intervention

 

total N = 44 (100%)

Insecure attachment style

total N = 14 (32%)

Secure attachment style

total N = 30 (68%)

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p

Age (years)

52.3

10.5

51.7

8.6

52.6

11.4

n.s.

BMI baseline (kg/m2)

38.3

7.4

40.6

9.1

37.2

6.4

n.s.

Weight reduction in% (BMI points)

6.3

6.2

3.5

8.0

7.6

4.7

0.047

Weight in kg baseline

108.2

23.6

116.0

22.3

104.5

23.7

0.034

Weight reduction in kg after 1 year

5.7

7.5

2.0

10.2

7.5

5.1

0.029

HAQ patient

3rd session

4.3

0.6

3.9

0.7

4.5

0.5

0.004

HAQ therapist

3rd session

3.6

0.6

3.4

0.5

3.8

0.6

0.019

  1. Age = Age at the beginning of the program; BMI baseline = Body mass Index (BMI) at the beginning of the program; HAQ patient 3rd session = Helping Alliance total score of the patients after the 3rd session; HAQ therapist 3rd session = Helping Alliance total score of the therapist after the 3rd session