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. 2014 May 12;14:444. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-444

Table 2.

Percentage of people using weight-loss management strategies within the South Yorkshire Cohort: column % (N = 26113)

 
 
Gender
Age
Deprivation
  Overall Male (n = 11460) Female (n = 14653) 16-35 (n = 4344) 36-55 (n = 7962) 56-75 (n = 11212) 76+ (n = 2595) Least deprived (n = 3795) Low deprivation (n = 6612) Average (n = 4348) High deprivation (n = 4823) Most deprived (n = 6535)
Weight concern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
57.1
65.3
50.8
55.6
51.1
58.3
73.1
57.9
58.7
56.0
56.5
56.3
Yes
38.9
30.8
45.3
40.6
45.4
37.8
21.0
39.4
38.0
40.0
38.9
38.9
Missing
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
4.0
5.9
2.7
3.4
4.0
4.5
4.9
Increasing exercise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
57.0
62.5
52.7
41.6
43.8
65.3
87.4
49.6
53.4
54.3
58.2
65.9
Yes
43.0
37.5
47.3
58.4
56.2
34.7
12.6
50.4
46.6
45.7
41.8
34.1
Healthy eating
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
51.0
59.5
44.5
50.3
45.4
52.1
64.9
46.5
48.6
48.2
51.5
57.7
Yes
49.0
40.5
55.5
49.7
54.6
47.9
35.1
53.5
51.5
51.8
48.5
42.3
Controlling portion size
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
56.6
64.6
50.3
59.4
53.8
55.4
65.9
54.6
54.8
56.0
56.2
60.2
Yes
43.4
35.4
49.7
40.7
46.2
44.6
34.1
45.4
45.2
44.0
43.8
39.8
Ever used slimming club
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
82.8
97.2
71.6
83.3
78.4
83.5
92.8
83.6
82.5
80.8
81.6
85.0
Yes
17.2
2.8
28.4
16.7
21.6
16.5
7.2
16.4
17.5
19.2
18.5
15.0
Ever used weight-loss medication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
96.8
98.7
95.4
94.2
96.1
97.9
99.1
98.1
97.6
96.9
96.3
95.7
Yes
3.2
1.3
4.6
5.8
3.9
2.1
0.9
1.9
2.4
3.1
3.8
4.3
Ever used meal replacement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
96.7
98.1
95.5
95.6
95.9
97.2
98.2
97.2
97.4
96.6
96.0
96.1
Yes 3.4 1.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 2.8 1.8 2.9 2.6 3.5 4.0 3.9