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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Obes Weight Loss Ther. 2015 Feb 27;5(1):248. doi: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000248

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics (weight change during the weight loss, maintenance, and follow-up phases, overall weight change).

All Women Men Completed≥13
weeks
Participated in
maintenance
Follow-up
N 714 534 180 469 433 173
Age (years) 50.5 ± 14.6 49.6 ± 14.5 53.1 ± 14.5 51.0 ± 14.3 51.3 ± 14.1 52.9 ± 17.8
Height (cm) 168.5 ± 9.9 164.6 ± 7.5 179.9 ± 7.1 168.9 ± 10.1 168.4 ± 9.5 168.5 ± 9.5
Weight Loss
Duration (weeks) 13.1 ± 7.9 12.7 ± 6.8 14.4 ± 10.4 16.5 ± 7.5 15.1 ± 6.7 14.6 ± 7.2
Onset: Weight (kg) 108.4 ± 25.7 101.9 ± 22 127.7 ± 26.2 110.0 ± 24.9 108.9 ± 25.3 107.9 ± 26.8
BMI (kg/m2) 38.1 ± 7.9 37.7 ± 7.8 39.5 ± 8.0 38.5 ± 7.6 38.4 ± 7.9 38 ± 8.4
End Weight (kg) 94.8 ± 22.7 89.7 ± 19.9 110 ± 52.9 93.2 ± 21.5 92.6 ± 21.9 91.9 ± 22.7
BMI (kg/m2) 33.4 ± 7.1 33.2 ± 7 34.1 ± 7.3 32.7 ± 6.7 32.6 ± 6.9 32.3 ± 7.5
Loss (kg) −13.6 ± 8.3 −12.2 ± 7.6 −17.7 ± 9.1 −16.7 ± 7.2 −16.3 ± 7.2 −16.1 ± 7.6
Percent of loss (%) −12.5 ± 6.1 −12.0 ± 6 −13.8 ± 6.3 −15.1 ± 5.3 −14.8 ± 5.4 −.7 ± 5.6
Maintenance
Duration (months) 12 ± 14.5 13.7 ± 15.2
Onset Weight (kg) 93.6 ± 22.6 93 ± 24.6
BMI (kg/m2) 32.9 ± 7 32.5 ± 7.9
End Weight (kg) 93.7 ± 23.2 92.1 ± 25.3
BMI (kg/m2) 33.0 ± 7.2 32.2 ± 7.8
Loss (kg) 0.1 ± 9.1 −0.8 ± 8.6
Percent of loss (%) 0.4 ± 9.4 −0.7 ± 9.9
Follow-up
Duration (months) 29.1 ± 22.2
End Weight (kg) 93.6 ± 25.2
BMI (kg/m2) 32.7 ± 7.7
Loss (kg) 1.7 ± 10.5
Percent of loss (%) 2.4 ± 11.0
Overall
Duration (months) 46.1 ± 24.8
Loss (kg) −14.3 ± 13.7
Percent of loss (%) −12.9 ± 11.3