Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at baseline according to intervention arm. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Weight Watchers (n=100) | Slimming World (n=100) | Rosemary Conley (n=100) | Size Down (n=100) | General practice (n=70) | Pharmacy (n=70) | Choice (n=100) | Exercise/comparator (n=100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 28 (28) | 35 (35) | 31 (31) | 36 (36) | 23 (33) | 19 (27) | 30 (30) | 25 (25) |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 50.71 (14.56) | 48.84 (14.91) | 49.76 (14.51) | 48.75 (15.63) | 50.48 (13.79) | 48.94 (15.82) | 47.45 (14.35) | 49.67 (13.83) |
| Ethnic group: | ||||||||
| White British/Irish | 87 (87) | 88 (88) | 83 (83) | 91 (91) | 63 (90) | 61 (87) | 83 (83) | 84 (84) |
| South Asian | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 3 (3) |
| Black British/Caribbean/African | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 12 (12) | 3 (3) | 4 (6) | 6 (9) | 10 (10) | 9 (9) |
| Mixed and other | 7 (7) | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 6 (6) | 4 (4) |
| Mean (SD) index of multiple deprivation | 31.33 (12.6) | 33.27 (15.4) | 35.82 (14.9) | 32.48 (14.2) | 32.19 (15.7) | 35.06 (15.1) | 31.69 (14.2) | 30.46 (13.9) |
| Mean (SD) starting weight (kg) | 93.47 (14.15) | 94.35 (13.38) | 93.72 (13.68) | 95.47 (17.88) | 92.04 (14.75) | 92.81 (13.71) | 91.72 (12.49) | 93.14 (15.13) |
| Mean (SD) starting BMI (kg/m2) | 33.96 (3.9) | 33.83 (3.8) | 33.38 (3.5) | 33.77 (3.9) | 33.06 (3.5) | 33.44 (3.5) | 33.41 (3.4) | 33.88 (4.4) |
| Starting BMI (kg/m2): | ||||||||
| <30 | 12 (12) | 11 (11) | 17 (17) | 14 (14) | 11 (16) | 9 (13) | 14 (14) | 14 (14) |
| 30-34 | 51 (51) | 51 (51) | 49 (49) | 51 (51) | 39 (56) | 35 (50) | 54 (54) | 48 (48) |
| 35-39 | 29 (29) | 32 (32) | 27 (27) | 27 (27) | 18 (26) | 20 (29) | 28 (28) | 25 (25) |
| ≥40 | 8 (8) | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | 2 (3) | 3 (4) | 4 (24) | 6 (6) |
| Median (IQR) physical activity (kcals/week) | 614 (0-1447) | 687 (0-1422) | 386 (0-1121) | 758 (0-1565) | 530 (0-1733) | 457 (0-1481) | 571 (0-1427) | 474 (0-1168) |
| Median (IQR) moderate/vigorous physical activity (minutes/week) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-26.25) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0- 0) | 0 (0- 0) | 0 (0- 60) | 0 (0- 0) | 0 (0- 0) |
| Weight loss drug at baseline | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) |
BMI=body mass index; IQR=interquartile range.