Table 3 Psychological disorders of study participants according to tertiles of CSI (378) and N6/N3 (279) in obese and overweight women

Variables†

CSI

P-value

P-value_b

Mean ± SD

T₁(n = 126)

T₂(n = 126)

T₃(n = 126)

Stress

8.83 ± 5.48

7.04 ± 4.74

8.01 ± 4.54

0.051

0.109

Anxiety

5.28 ± 4.03

4.58 ± 3.64

5.36 ± 3.86

0.334

0.456

Depression

6.00 ± 5.09

4.62 ± 4.31

5.04 ± 4.44

0.124

0.340

DASS-21

20.11 ± 12.74

16.25 ± 10.83

18.41 ± 11.05

0.078

0.284

Variables†

N6/N3

P-value

P-value_b

Mean ± SD

T₁(n = 93)

T₂(n = 93)

T₃(n = 93)

Stress

7.88 ± 4.62

7.82 ± 5.41

8.09 ± 4.96

0.935

0.897

Anxiety

4.68 ± 3.55

4.70 ± 3.82

5.76 ± 4.10

0.113

0.459

Depression

4.95 ± 4.58

4.85 ± 4.18

5.86 ± 5.14

0.293

0.842

DASS-21

17.51 ± 10.99

17.38 ± 11.45

19.72 ± 12.49

0.341

0.854