Table 1.
Weight outcomes of two 12-month weight loss maintenance programsa
| Face-to-Face + Phone | Face-to-Face Only | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Weight (kg)b |
N |
Mean |
SD |
N |
Mean |
SD |
P-Value |
| Start of weight loss intervention |
39 |
89.0 |
(15.6) |
19 |
86.7 |
(15.1) |
0.60 |
| Start of maintenance program |
39 |
82.7 |
(14.6) |
19 |
79.7 |
(14.7) |
0.46 |
| End of 6 months of maintenance |
36 |
84.0 |
(14.6) |
18 |
80.7 |
(16.5) |
0.46 |
| End of 12 months of maintenance |
35 |
84.1 |
(15.6) |
16 |
85.1 |
(17.2) |
0.82 |
|
Weight Change (kg)c | |||||||
| Start of maintenance program |
39 |
-6.3 |
(2.8) |
19 |
-7.0 |
(2.8) |
0.37 |
| End of 6 months of maintenance |
36 |
-5.1 |
(6.0) |
18 |
-4.7 |
(4.1) |
0.82 |
| End of 12 months of maintenance |
35 |
-4.4 |
(7.2) |
16 |
-3.5 |
(4.8) |
0.65 |
|
Weight Regain (kg) | |||||||
| End of 6 months of maintenance |
36 |
1.2 |
(4.7) |
18 |
1.9 |
(3.1) |
0.58 |
| End of 12 months of maintenance | 35 | 1.7 | (6.0) | 16 | 4.1 | (4.1) | 0.17 |
a Data are expressed as N, mean, and (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Weight outcomes are for participants in the Weight-Wise Program, in Wilmington, NC during the period of September 2005 to February 2007.
b The weight loss and regain values will not match the differences obtained using the weights in this table due to different Ns at different measurement times.
c Weight change is based on the weight loss intervention start weight.