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. 2012 Mar 15;12:19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-19

Table 1.

Study characteristics for randomized participants

Characteristic TAT (n = 142) SS (n = 143) Total (n = 285)
mean (s.d.) or %

Age, years 55.4 (11.2) 56.9 (11.2) 56.2 (11.2)

Weight @ randomization, kg 94.5 (18.1) 94.6 (15.4) 94.5 (16.8)

Weight change in WLP, kg -9.6 (4.5) -9.9 (4.8) -9.8 (4.6)

BMI (@ randomization 33.9 (5.2) 33.9 (5.0) 33.9 (5.1)

BMI category @ randomization, kg

 Normal BMI < 25 0.7 0.7 0.7

 Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 and < 30) 28.2 23.1 25.6

 Obese Stage 1 (BMI ≥ 30 and < 35) 36.6 39.9 38.3

 Obese stage 2 (BMI ≥ 35) 34.5 36.4 35.4

Women (%) 78.9 79.7 79.3

Minority participants (%) 8.5 4.3 6.4

Education, highest level (%)

 High school or less 8.5 7.7 8.1

 Some college 36.6 32.9 34.7

 Completed college 22.5 30.1 26.3

 Post college 32.4 29.4 30.9

Household income, dollars (%)

 <$29,999 10.8 7.3 9.1

 $30,000-44,999 15.2 18.9 17.1

 $45,000-59,999 16.9 23.4 20.1

 $60,000-74,999 22.4 16.9 19.6

 $75,000-89,999 13.5 9.8 11.6

 $90,000+ 22.1 23.8 22.5