Table 5.
Maintenance-Tailored Therapy participants’ mean change in weight (kg) during units and break.
Units/Breaks | Mean (SE) | Unit content |
---|---|---|
Unit 1 (Sessions 1–8) | −4.1 (0.3) | Food calorie counting and goal setting |
n | 103 | |
Break 1 | −1.3 (0.2) | |
n | 96 | |
Unit 2 (Sessions 9–16) | −1.3 (0.2) | Walking 10,000 steps per day |
n | 94 | |
Break 2 | −0.5 (0.2) | |
n | 89 | |
Unit 3 (Sessions 17–24) | −1.6 (0.2) | Structured meals/meal replacement |
n | 81 | |
Break 3 | +0.4 (0.2) | |
n | 86 | |
Unit 4 (Sessions 25–32) | +0.05 (0.2) | 3,000 kcal exercise per week |
n | 76 | |
Break 4 | +0.3 (0.2) | |
n | 71 | |
Unit 5 (Sessions 33–44) | −0.4 (0.2) | Stop Light Diet |
n | 63 | |
Break 5 | +0.2 (0.1) | |
n | 63 | |
Unit 6 (Sessions 41–48) | −1.6 (0.2) | Deposit contracts |
n | 69 |
Note: Table entries are means (SE).
Study conducted between January 2005 and September 2007, University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health