Table 2 Comparison of psychometric parameters of normal weight lean, normal weight obese and pre-obese/obese groups of women between baseline and after 3 weeks POS treatment

EDI-2_DT

2.89 ± 4.63 (0.00–20.00)

2.94 ± 4.40 (0.00–19.00)

5.26 ± 6.33 (0.00–21.00)

5.09 ± 6.08 (0.00–20.00)

8.41 ± 7.58 (0.00–18.00)

8.50 ± 7.84 (0.00–19.00)

EDI-2_B

1.00 ± 2.45 (0.00–10.00)

0.39 ± 1.24 (0.00–5.00)

0.91 ± 1.64 (0.00–7.00)

0.53 ± 1.16^a (0.00–5.00)

3.64 ± 4.12 (0.00–16.00)

2.50 ± 2.89^b (0.00–10.00)

EDI-2_BD

5.28 ± 6.09 (0.00–23.00)

4.94 ± 6.01 (0.00–23.00)

9.29 ± 7.81 (0.00–27.00)

7.50 ± 7.18^a (0.00–25.00)

14.09 ± 6.35 (2.00–24.00)

11.91 ± 5.76^b (0.00–20.00)

EDI-2_I

1.39 ± 2.20 (0.00–6.00)

1.22 ± 1.90 (0.00–5.00)

3.26 ± 4.29 (0.00–17.00)

1.62 ± 2.85^a (0.00–10.00)

5.82 ± 4.92 (1.00–19.00)

3.68 ± 4.51^b (0.00–16.00)

EDI-2_P

3.83 ± 3.54 (0.00–14.00)

3.61 ± 3.16 (0.00–13.00)

4.85 ± 3.00 (0.00–11.00)

4.74 ± 2.99 (0.00–12.00)

3.36 ± 3.67 (0.00–14.00)

3.32 ± 3.81 (0.00–15.00)

EDI-2_ID

2.33 ± 2.47 (0.00–9.00)

2.06 ± 2.39 (0.00–9.00)

3.53 ± 3.55 (0.00–16.00)

3.47 ± 3.67 (0.00–17.00)

3.68 ± 3.37 (0.00–10.00)

3.59 ± 3.45 (0.00–10.00)

EDI-2_IA

3.61 ± 3.96 (0.00–12.00)

3.22 ± 3.61 (0.00–11.00)

4.47 ± 5.93 (0.00–23.00)

4.41 ± 6.03 (0.00–24.00)

5.36 ± 5.02 (0.00–16.00)

5.27 ± 4.73 (0.00–15.00)

EDI-2_MF

7.89 ± 5.14 (1.00–21.00)

7.67 ± 4.98 (1.00–20.00)

5.76 ± 3.24 (0.00–14.00)

5.59 ± 3.28 (0.00–15.00)

5.50 ± 4.59 (1.00–20.00)

5.45 ± 4.27 (1.00–19.00)

EDI-2_A

3.50 ± 2.46 (0.00–8.00)

3.56 ± 2.50 (0.00–9.00)

3.53 ± 1.97 (0.00–7.00)

3.38 ± 1.97 (0.00–8.00)

4.50 ± 2.09 (1.00–8.00)

4.27 ± 2.07 (0.00–7.00)

EDI-2_IR

1.61 ± 2.48 (0.00–9.00)

1.67 ± 2.28 (0.00–8.00)

3.50 ± 3.86 (0.00–14.00)

3.68 ± 4.09 (0.00–15.00)

2.32 ± 2.92 (0.00–9.00)

2.27 ± 2.81 (0.00–9.00)

EDI-2_SI

2.39 ± 2.17 (0.00–7.00)

2.33 ± 2.00 (0.00–6.00)

4.03 ± 3.38 (0.00–15.00)

3.94 ± 3.20 (0.00–14.00)

4.00 ± 3.41 (0.00–14.00)

3.91 ± 3.38 (0.00–15.00)

SCL90R_Som

0.67 ± 0.12 (0.50–0.83)

0.30 ± 0.15^c (0.08–0.50)

0.61 ± 0.35 (0.33–1.08)

0.28 ± 0.11^a (0.17–0.42)

0.87 ± 0.63 (0.08–1.67)

0.42 ± 0.26^b (0.17–0.67)

SCL90R_Obs Comp

0.81 ± 0.36 (0.50–1.30)

0.37 ± 0.13^c (0.30–0.60)

0.60 ± 0.23 (0.30–0.80)

0.27 ± 0.10^a (0.20–0.40)

0.46 ± 0.34 (0.20–1.00)

0.20 ± 0.00^b (0.20–0.20)

SCL90R_Interp Sens

0.75 ± 0.41 (0.22–1.33)

0.22 ± 0.23^c (0.00–0.56)

0.56 ± 0.09 (0.44–0.67)

0.26 ± 0.11^a (0.11–0.33)

0.45 ± 0.29 (0.11–0.89)

0.56 ± 0.00^b (0.56–0.56)

SCL90R_Dep

0.70 ± 0.35 (0.38–1.31)

0.27 ± 0.26^c (0.00–0.69)

0.18 ± 0.04 (0.15–0.23)

0.26 ± 0.10 (0.15–0.38)

0.52 ± 0.67 (0.08–1.62)

0.23 ± 0.24 (0.00–0.46)

SCL90R_Anx

0.56 ± 0.34 (0.12–1.00)

0.17 ± 0.15 (0.10–0.43)

0.30 ± 0.22 (0.04–0.57)

0.31 ± 0.14 (0.21–0.50)

0.66 ± 0.42 (0.03–1.19)

0.08 ± 0.08^b (0.00–0.16)

SCL90R_Anger Host

0.50 ± 0.22 (0.17–0.67)

0.20 ± 0.07^c (0.17–0.33)

0.39 ± 0.16 (0.17–0.50)

0.17 ± 0.14^a (0.00–0.33)

0.78 ± 0.49 (0.00–1.33)

0.17 ± 0.17^b (0.00–0.33)

SCL90R_Phob

0.10 ± 0.17 (0.00–0.43)

0.06 ± 0.13 (0.00–0.29)

0.33 ± 0.19 (0.14–0.57)

0.19 ± 0.07^a (0.14–0.29)

0.37 ± 0.56 (0.00–1.29)

0.07 ± 0.07^b (0.00–0.14)

SCL90R_Paran

0.82 ± 0.63 (0.00–1.67)

0.31 ± 0.27^c (0.00–0.67)

0.17 ± 0.25 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 ± 0.00^a (0.00–0.00)

0.39 ± 0.32 (0.00–0.83)

0.17 ± 0.17^b (0.00–0.33)

SCL90R_Psych

0.26 ± 0.18 (0.10–0.60)

0.06 ± 0.08 (0.00–0.18)

0.26 ± 0.17 (0.11–0.49)

0.15 ± 0.13^a (0.00–0.31)

0.34 ± 0.40 (0.00–0.98)

0.08 ± 0.08^b (0.00–0.16)

SCL90R_GSI

0.58 ± 0.23 (0.29–0.92)

0.23 ± 0.07^c (0.17–0.32)

0.45 ± 0.20 (0.23–0.69)

0.25 ± 0.02^a (0.22–0.27)

0.54 ± 0.38 (0.14–1.13)

0.24 ± 0.12^b (0.13–0.36)

BUT_GSI

0.55 ± 0.43 (0.09–1.21)

0.39 ± 0.43^c (0.12–1.15)

1.11 ± 0.66 (0.24–1.71)

0.79 ± 0.64 (0.15–1.62)

1.08 ± 0.69 (0.41–2.09)

0.54 ± 0.41^b (0.15–0.94)

BUT_WP

0.93 ± 0.82 (0.13–2.38)

0.79 ± 1.05 (0.13–2.63)

1.96 ± 1.17 (0.38–2.88)

1.42 ± 1.27 (0.38–3.13)

1.97 ± 0.60 (1.13–2.75)

1.13 ± 0.65^b (0.50–1.75)

BUT_BIC

0.58 ± 0.62 (0.11–1.56)

0.37 ± 0.56^c (0.00–1.33)

1.48 ± 0.85 (0.44–2.44)

1.00 ± 0.78 (0.22–2.00)

1.27 ± 1.20 (0.11–3.00)

0.67 ± 0.58^b (0.11–1.22)

BUT_A

0.18 ± 0.20 (0.00–0.50)

0.04 ± 0.07^c (0.00–0.17)

0.28 ± 0.22 (0.00–0.50)

0.11 ± 0.16^a (0.00–0.33)

0.13 ± 0.14 (0.00–0.33)

0.17 ± 0.17^b (0.00–0.33)

BUT_CSM

0.71 ± 0.48 (0.00–1.33)

0.57 ± 0.30 (0.17–1.00)

1.06 ± 0.67 (0.17–1.67)

0.89 ± 0.87 (0.00–2.00)

0.99 ± 0.73 (0.17–1.83)

0.33 ± 0.35^b (0.00–0.67)

BUT_D

0.13 ± 0.10 (0.00–0.20)

0.00 ± 0.00^c (0.00–0.00)

0.13 ± 0.20 (0.00–0.40)

0.13 ± 0.20 (0.00–0.40)

0.57 ± 0.75 (0.00–1.80)

0.10 ± 0.10^b (0.00–0.20)