Table 3.
Percentage of Patients Willing to Risk Death or Trade Time to Lose Weight
| Normal Weight | Overweight | Obese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accept No More Than 1% to 5% Risk | Accept More Than 5% Risk | Accept No More Than 1% to 5% Risk | Accept More Than 5% Risk | Accept No More Than 1% to 5% Risk | Accept More Than 5% Risk | |
| Weight loss | ||||||
| 5% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 14.0 |
| 10% | 2.1 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 21.0 |
| 20% | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 31.0 |
| BMI, 25 kg/m2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 18.0 | 32.0 |
| Trade No More Than 5% of Remaining Life | Trade More Than 5% of Remaining Life | Trade No More Than 5% of Remaining Life | Trade More Than 5% of Remaining Life | Trade No More Than 5% of Remaining Life | Trade More Than 5% of Remaining Life | |
| Weight loss | ||||||
| 5% | 2.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 |
| 10% | 2.1 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| 20% | 2.1 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| BMI, 25 kg/m2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 |
BMI, body mass index.