Table 1.
Distribution of weight change among adults ages 18-35 in an academic general internal medicine clinic
| Weight change [n (%)] | Total (n = 365) |
Men (n = 90) |
Women (n = 275) |
P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight loss | 156 (43%) | 37 (41%) | 119 (43%) | 0.57 |
| 0-2.9 lbs/year gain | 119 (33%) | 30 (33%) | 89 (32%) | |
| 3-5.9 lbs/year gain | 56 (15%) | 11 (12%) | 45 (16%) | |
| 6-11.9 lbs/year gain | 23 (6%) | 8 (9%) | 15 (5%) | |
| >12 lbs/year gain | 11 (3%) | 4 (4%) | 7 (3%) |
* P value was computed using Chi-square test to evaluate the association between weight change and gender.