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. 2010 Dec 14;12(4):e69. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1640

Table 2.

Risk of nonusage attrition for 12 week subscribers

Risk Factor Unadjusted (n = 6705) Adjusted (n = 6686)d
Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P
Gender
Male 1.00 (reference)
Female 0.85 (0.78 - 0.92) < .001
Age (years)
18 to 25 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
25 to 35 0.92 (0.84 -1.01) .09 0.93 (0.85 - 1.02) .12
35 to 45 0.92 (0.84 -1.01) .09 0.93 (0.85 - 1.03) .15
45 to 55 0.81 (0.72 - 0.91) < .001 0.83 (0.73 - 0.93) .001
55 to 65 0.77 (0.63 - 0.95) .01 0.80 (0.66 - 0.99) .04
65 to 75 0.54 (0.29 - 1.01) .05 0.63 (0.34 - 1.17) .14
Socioeconomic status (IRSAD decile)a
1-2 1.00 (reference)
3-4 1.04 (0.88 - 1.23) .67
5-6 0.97 (0.83 - 1.13) .69
7-8 1.01 (0.87 - 1.17) .93
9-10 1.03 (0.89 - 1.19) .72
Remotenessb
Major cities of Australia 1.00 (reference)
Regional Australia 0.97 (0.90 - 1.04) .35
Rural/remote Australia 1.17 (0.91 - 1.49) .21
BMI
Healthy weight 1.00 (reference)
Overweight 1.02 (0.92 - 1.14) .66
Obese 1.11 (1.00 - 1.24) .04
0 to 1 days 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
2 or more days 0.74 (0.69 - 0.78) < .001 0.76 (0.72 - 0.81) < .001
Reason for eating
To ease emotional upset 1.07 (1.01 - 1.14) .01 1.11 (1.04 - 1.18) .001
For the joy of it 0.99 (0.93 - 1.05) .63
To reduce stress 1.10 (1.03 - 1.16) .002
Out of boredom 0.98 (0.91 - 1.05) .59
Eating habits
Fry foods 1.07 (0.99 - 1.13) .07
Use butter in cooking 1.06 (0.99 - 1.13) .07
Drink full sugar soft drinks 1.16 (1.09 - 1.24) < .001
Skip meals 1.23 (1.16 - 1.31) < .001 1.12 (1.04 - 1.19) .001
Drink tea or coffee with sugar 0.99 (0.94 - 1.05) .84
Eat breakfast 0.77 (0.72 - 0.82) < .001 0.88 (0.82 - 0.95) .001
Use low fat products 0.85 (0.79 - 0.90) < .001
Keep snack foods in the house 1.03 (0.97 - 1.09) .33
Drink 6 or more glasses of water a day 0.92 (0.86 - 0.97) .004
1 or more health-related reasons for weight loss 0.97 (0.92 - 1.03) .37

a n = 6610

b n = 6611

c n = 6686 (all unadjusted)

d Stratified by gender