Table 2.
Number of functional limitations by pre-diagnosis BMI and weight change categories
| Number of mild limitations | Number of moderate/severe limitations | Number of lower body limitations | Number of all other limitations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Limitations by BMI category | |||||
| <25 (normal) | 852 | 3.26 (3.0) | 0.95 (2.1) | 0.47 (1.2) | 0.48 (1.1) |
| 25–<30 (overweight) | 553 | 3.85 (3.0) | 1.34 (2.3) | 0.77 (1.4) | 0.58 (1.1) |
| ≥30 (obese) | 436 | 3.92 (2.9) | 2.06 (3.0) | 1.31 (1.8) | 0.76 (1.5) |
| P value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.002 | |
| Limitations by weight change category | |||||
| Stable weight (<5 % change) | 875 | 3.56 (3.0) | 1.21 (2.4) | 0.71 (1.4) | 0.51 (1.1) |
| Moderate loss (5–10 % loss) | 177 | 3.59 (2.8) | 1.80 (2.8) | 1.00 (1.6) | 0.80 (1.5) |
| Large loss (≥10 % loss) | 128 | 3.85 (3.2) | 1.32 (2.3) | 0.70 (1.4) | 0.63 (1.2) |
| Moderate gain (5–10 % gain) | 299 | 3.32 (2.9) | 1.07 (2.1) | 0.66 (1.4) | 0.40 (1.0) |
| Large gain (≥10 % gain) | 362 | 3.80 (3.1) | 1.62 (2.6) | 0.85 (1.5) | 0.76 (1.4) |
| P value | 0.34 | 0.0002 | 0.01 | 0.0001 | |
P value is for the Kruskal-Wallis test