Table 3.
PwO weight loss journey.
| N† | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Past attempts | ||
| BMI at heaviest, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 636 | 33.5 (4.9) |
| BMI at diagnosis, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 751 | 32.5 (4.5) |
| WC (female) at diagnosis, cm, mean (SD) | 296 | 95.0 (11.9) |
| WC (male) at diagnosis, cm, mean (SD) | 217 | 104.0 (13.5) |
| Total attempts, mean (SD)‡ | 795 | 6.0 (4.1) |
| Under the guidance of a doctor, nurse or therapist | 2.1 (1.8) | |
| Under the guidance of a diet support group | 1.3 (1.1) | |
| Support by friend(s) | 1.9 (1.7) | |
| Alone | 3.1 (2.8) | |
| Pattern of weight loss journey, n (%)‡ | 795 | |
| On and off | 719 (90.4) | |
| Trying to lose weight all the time | 76 (9.6) | |
| Reason for stopping weight loss (multiple choice), n (%)‡ | 795 | |
| When I find my diet and exercise program too hard to keep going | 551 (69.3) | |
| I give up when I am not losing enough weight | 460 (57.9) | |
| When I have lost enough weight | 219 (27.3) | |
| When I get side effects from the medicine I take to help me lose weight | 163 (20.3) | |
| Current attempt | ||
| BMI at start of current attempt, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 801 | 32.3 (4.5) |
| BMI at present, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 801 | 30.9 (4.3) |
| Duration of current attempt, months, median (Q1, Q3) | 772 | 6.4 (3.9, 12.1) |
| % weight loss since start of current attempt, mean (SD) | 801 | 4.1 (7.4) |
| Achievement of BMI target set by physician at current attempt, n (%) | 695 | 69 (9.9) |
| Achievement of BMI target set by the patient themselves at current attempt, n (%)‡ | 688 | 14 (2.0) |
| Weight loss speed (% weight loss/duration of current attempt [months]), median (Q1, Q3)§ | ||
| PwO who achieved weight loss target set by physician | 58 | 0.69 (0.43, 1.08)¶ |
| PwO who did not achieve weight loss target set by physician | 552 | 0.43 (0.00, 0.94) |
| Description of weight loss journey to date, n (%) | 414 | |
| Never lost weight | 94 (22.7) | |
| Slow weight loss but regained weight since | 95 (22.9) | |
| Slow weight loss with weight loss maintenance to present | 138 (33.3) | |
| Rapid weight loss but regained weight since | 56 (13.5) | |
| Rapid weight loss with weight loss maintenance to present | 31 (7.5) | |
†The denominator depends on the actual number of PwO for which each question was answered.
‡Data from patient-reported questionnaires (n=795); other data are from the physician-reported questionnaires.
§Excluding PwO with weight management duration of less than 1 month, since very short-term weight management may result in a large variation in weight loss speed.
¶p<0.0001 versus PwO who did not achieve weight loss target set by HCP.
BMI, body mass index; PwO, people with obesity or overweight; SD, standard deviation; WC, waist circumference.