Table 2 Children’s Psychosocial View of Themselves and Interest in Bariatric Surgery
From: “Bariatric families”- a new phenomenon with unique characteristics
Variable | Bariatric group | Control group | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Child’s self-estimated body image (1–10) | 4.63 ± 2.6 (1–10) | 4.93 ± 2.3 (1–8) | NS |
Child’s self-estimated social functioning (1–10) | 8.71 ± 1.8 (5–10) | 7.83 ± 2.4 (3–10) | NS |
Child’s self-estimated academic skills (1–10) | 8.08 ± 2.11 (4–10) | 6.79 ± 1.37 (5–9) | NS |
Child’s self-estimated motivation to lose weight (scale 1–10) | 8.73 ± 1.73 (5–10) | 8.08 ± 1.89 (5–10) | NS |
Child’s interest in undergoing bariatric surgery | 5 (28%) | None | 0.02 |