Associations of physical activity with depressiveness and coping in subjects with high-grade obesity aiming at bariatric surgery: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association (correlation coefficients) of psychosocial dimensions with age, BMI, components of energy expenditure and patterns of physical activity

		Activity thermogenesis		Physical activity
		NEAT/kg	EAT/kg	steps/d	mean MET	Duration of EAT
Demographic data:
Age (years)	r	−.114	−.093	−.436**	−.155	−.087
BMI (kg/m²)	r	−.318*	−.214	−.254	−.371**	−.225
Depressiveness (PHQ, ISR):
PHQ - Depression module	r	.132	−.020	.023	−.009	−.055
ISR - Depressive syndrome	r	.114	−.138	−.018	−.026	−.158
Coping strategies (Brief-COPE):
Avoidant coping	r	.008	−.088	.026	−.054	−.121
Support coping	r	−.336*	−.356*	.041	−.381**	−.356*
Positive reframing	r	−.191	.049	.081	−.180	.071
Active coping	r	−.363*	−.380**	−.078	−.395**	−.383**

BMI body mass index, EAT exercise-related activity thermogenesis, EAT/kg exercise-related activity thermogenesis/kg body weight, ISR ICD-10-Symptom-Rating questionnaire, MET metabolic equivalent, NEAT/kg non-exercise activity thermogenesis/kg body weight, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, r coefficient of correlation, *:P < 0.05, **:P < 0.01, ***:P < 0.001
Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used for normally distributed variables and Spearman’s coefficient of correlation was used for non-parametric variables

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