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