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

Table 3.

Risk of nonusage attrition for 52 week subscribers

Risk Factors Unadjusted (n = 2051) Adjusted (n = 2043)d
Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P Hazard Ratio
(95% CI)
P
Gender
Male 1.00 (reference)
Female 0.90 (0.78 - 1.04)
Age (years)
18 to 25 1.00 (reference)
25 to 35 0.96 (0.79 - 1.16) .66
35 to 45 0.93 (0.77 - 1.16) .45
45 to 55 0.79 (0.63 - 0.97) .03
55 to 65 0.68 (0.49 - 0.91) .01
65 to 75 0.20 (0.02 - 1.44) .11
Socioeconomic status (IRSAD decile)a
1-2 1.00 (reference)
3-4 0.92 (0.71 - 1.18) .49
5-6 0.82 (0.66 - 1.03) .08
7-8 0.89 (0.72 - 1.10) .29
9-10 0.82 (0.66 - 1.01) .06
Remotenessb
Major cities of Australia 1.00 (reference)
Regional Australia 1.03 (0.91 - 1.16) .66
Rural/remote Australia 1.05 (0.64 - 1.71) .89
BMI
Healthy weight 1.00 (reference)
Overweight 1.02 (0.74 - 1.42) .89
Obese 1.04 (0.76 - 1.41) .83
Exercise levelc
0 to 1 day 1.00 (reference)
2 or more days 0.70 (0.63 - 0.78) < .001
Reason for eating
To ease emotional upset 0.98 (0.88 - 1.08) .64
For the joy of it 0.96 (0.87 - 1.07) .46
To reduce stress 0.93 (0.84 - 1.03) .17
Out of boredom 0.97 (0.86 - 1.10) .62
Eating habits
Fry foods 1.12 (1.00 - 1.24) .04
Use butter in cooking 1.16 (1.04 - 1.29) .007
Drink full sugar soft drinks 1.12 (1.01 - 1.26) .04
Skip meals 1.22 (1.10 - 1.36) < .001
Drink tea or coffee with sugar 1.25 (1.13 - 1.39) < .001 1.23 (1.11 - 1.37) < .001
Eat breakfast 0.82 (0.73 - 0.92) .001 0.88 (0.79 - 0.99) .04
Use low fat products 0.84 (0.75 - 0.93) .001
Keep snack foods in the house 1.09 (0.98 - 1.21) .13
Drink 6 or more glasses of water a day 0.93 (0.83 - 1.03) .15
1 or more health-related reasons for weight loss 0.90 (0.81 - 1.01) .06

a n = 2019

b n = 2019

c n = 2043 (all unadjusted)

d Stratified by exercise level