Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at baseline according to weight-loss programme. Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise.
| Characteristics | All participants | Weight Watchers (n = 1366) | Slimming World (n = 921) | Rosemary Conley (n = 791) | NHS group programme (n = 212) |
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| Male sex | 436 (13.3) | 166 (12.2) | 123 (13.4) | 91 (11.5) | 56 (26.4) |
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| Mean (SD) age, years | 49.9 (14.9) | 48.9 (15.2) | 49.6 (14.5) | 50.1 (14.4) | 57.7 (14.4) |
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| Ethnic group: | |||||
| White | 2761 (83.9) | 1179 (86.3) | 827 (89.8) | 583 (73.7) | 172 (81.1) |
| Non-white | 529 (16.1) | 187 (13.7) | 94 (10.2) | 208 (26.3) | 40 (18.9) |
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| Deprivation: | |||||
| High | 2850 (86.6) | 1179 (86.3) | 805 (87.4) | 688 (87.0) | 178 (84.0) |
| Low | 440 (13.4) | 187 (13.7) | 116 (12.6) | 103 (13.0) | 34 (16.0) |
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| Mean (SD) starting BMI, kg/m2 | 35.1 (5.7) | 35.2 (5.8) | 35.7 (6.1) | 34.3 (5.1) | 34.5 (5.5) |
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| Starting BMI, kg/m2: | |||||
| <30 | 548 (16.7) | 229 (16.8) | 130 (14.1) | 149 (18.8) | 40 (18.9) |
| 30–39 | 2210 (67.2) | 906 (66.3) | 613 (66.6) | 549 (69.4) | 142 (67.0) |
| ≥40 | 532 (16.2) | 231 (16.9) | 178 (19.3) | 93 (11.8) | 30 (14.2) |
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| Maintenance intervention | 892 (27.1) | 381 (27.9) | 277 (30.1) | 185 (23.4) | 49 (23.1) |