Table 4.

Proportion (%) of obese persons who tried to reduce the weight in relation to receiving advice

	Men			Women
	%	95% CI	P	%	95% CI	P
Advised to change dietary habits
Yes	58.8	42.3–75.3	0,11	86.0	76.4–95.6	0,01
No	42.0	30.4–53.6		67.6	59.0–76.2
Advised to increase physical activity
Yes	78.9	60.6–97.2	0,002	85.7	72.7–98.7	0,10
No	40.5	30.0–51.0		70.6	62.9–72.3

CI – confidence intervals