Table 4.
Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for likelihood of "maintaining or continuing weight and waist circumference reductions" six months after end of coaching
| Weight maintenance | Waist circumference maintenance | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
N |
n |
% |
AOR(95% CI) |
p-value |
N |
n |
% |
AOR(95% CI) |
p-value |
|
Gender |
Male (ref) |
57 |
24 |
42.1 |
|
|
40 |
24 |
60.0 |
|
|
| |
Female |
192 |
98 |
51.0 |
1.4 (0.8, 2.7) |
0.238 |
122 |
78 |
63.9 |
1.1 (0.5, 2.3) |
0.798 |
|
Age Groups |
18-49 years (ref) |
117 |
57 |
48.7 |
|
|
72 |
40 |
55.6 |
|
|
| |
50+ years |
132 |
65 |
49.2 |
1.0 (0.6,1.7) |
0.911 |
90 |
62 |
68.9 |
1.5 (0.7,3.1) |
0.247 |
|
Education |
High school education (ref) |
91 |
49 |
53.8 |
|
|
58 |
43 |
74.1 |
|
|
| |
Certificate/Degree/Higher |
157 |
72 |
45.9 |
0.7 (0.4,1.2) |
0.161 |
103 |
58 |
56.3 |
0.5 (0.3,1.2) |
0.135 |
|
Employment |
Full time/part time/Casual (ref) |
171 |
82 |
48.0 |
|
|
108 |
63 |
58.3 |
|
|
| |
Other |
78 |
40 |
51.3 |
1.0 (0.5,1.8) |
0.989 |
54 |
39 |
72.2 |
1.2 (0.5, 2.8) |
0.637 |
|
SEIFA |
1st, 2nd, quintile - most advantaged (ref) |
138 |
68 |
49.3 |
|
|
94 |
57 |
60.6 |
|
|
| |
3rd 4th & 5th-quintile-most disadvantage |
111 |
54 |
48.6 |
1.1 (0.6,2.0) |
0.705 |
68 |
45 |
66.2 |
1.0 (0.5,2.1) |
0.999 |
|
Region |
Major Cities (ref) |
130 |
70 |
53.8 |
|
|
83 |
49 |
59.0 |
|
|
| Other | 119 | 52 | 43.7 | 0.5 (0.3,1.0) | 0.043 | 79 | 53 | 67.1 | 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) | 0.504 | |
Notes:
Ref: reference group.
Maintenance or continuation of weight reductions calculated by (Δ 12months - baseline) – (Δ 6 months - baseline) defined as change in weight ≤0kg.
Maintenance or continuation of waist circumference reductions calculated by (Δ 12months – baseline) – (Δ 6 months - baseline) defined as change in waist circumference ≤0cm.