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

Table 3.

Percentage of those who ever attended a slimming club or used weight-loss medication by gender, age, deprivation, and BMI: row % (N = 26113)

 
Overall Overall weighted (95% CI) Gender
Age
Deprivation
BMI
  Male Female 16-35 36-55 56-75 76+ D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 BMI 1 BMI 2 BMI 3
Slimming world (n = 2376)
9.1
8.5 (8.2-8.9)
6.5
93.5
16.2
40.0
40.8
3.0
12.1
26.0
18.3
20.3
23.3
19.2
38.5
42.3
Weightwatchers (n = 3063)
11.7
10.7 (10.3-11.1)
6.4
93.6
16.2
38.4
40.8
4.6
15.2
25.0
18.6
19.5
21.7
21.4
40.6
38.0
Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club (n = 449)
1.7
1.4 (1.3-1.6)
5.4
94.7
6.7
44.3
45.4
3.6
16.0
28.7
22.1
19.4
13.8
20.0
44.3
35.6
Lighterlife (n = 127)
0.5
0.5 (0.4-0.6)
17.3
82.7
16.5
49.6
25.2
8.7
12.6
21.3
19.7
20.5
26.0
15.0
31.5
53.5
Alli (orlistat) (n = 561)
2.2
2.3 (2.1-2.5)
18.7
81.3
24.6
39.2
33.3
2.9
8.4
19.8
17.1
21.0
33.7
7.8
26.0
66.1
Other medication (n = 336) 1.3 1.6 (1.4-1.8) 17.3 82.7 38.7 34.8 21.7 4.8 9.2 16.7 15.8 22.3 36.0 28.3 35.1 36.6

DI = Least Deprived; D2 = Low deprivation; D3 = Average; D4 = High deprivation; D5 = Most deprived.

BMI 1 = Normal/underweight; BMI 2 = Overweight; BMI 3 = Obese.