Table 1.

Baseline Values by Weight Loss Category

	FAST n = 69		MODERATE n = 104		SLOW n = 89
Variable	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Age (years)	59.2	6.1	59.6	6.5	59.1	6.0
Weight (kg)	99.3	15.3	94.7	14.0	95.8	15.0
BMI (kg/m²)	37.5	4.9	36.4	4.9	36.6	5.1
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Race/ethnicity
Caucasian	63	91.3%	79	76.0%	59	66.3%
African American	3	4.3%	21	20.2%	28	31.5%
Hispanic American	2	2.9%	1	1.0%	2	2.2%
Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander	1	1.4%	3	2.9%	0	0.0%
Education
12 years or less	26	37.7%	39	37.5%	30	33.7%
13–15 years	39	56.5%	53	51.0%	50	56.2%
16 years or more	4	5.8%	12	11.5%	9	10.1%