Table 2. Mean changes in body weight in all participants according to age in the TH and NTH groups.
Males (N = 2,504) | Females (N = 4,097) | ||||||
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Living conditions | TH group (N = 775) | NTH group (n = 1,729) | P-value | TH group (N = 1,227) | NTH group (N = 2,870) | P-value | |
Mean change (95% CI) | Mean change (95% CI) | Mean change (95% CI) | Mean change (95% CI) | ||||
All participants | 0.19 (0.00–0.37) | -0.31 (-0.42 - -0.19) | < 0.001 | 0.59 (0.46–0.71) | 0.02 (-0.06–0.10) | < 0.001 | |
Age groups | 18–44 | 0.43 (-0.24–1.10) | -0.26 (-0.75–0.23) | 0.101 | 0.79 (0.68–0.90) | 0.20 (-0.08–0.47) | 0.014 |
45–54 | 0.23 (-0.29–0.76) | -0.14 (-0.60–0.33) | 0.363 | 0.33 (0.28–0.39) | 0.11 (-0.17–0.38) | 0.369 | |
55–64 | 0.20 (-0.25–0.64) | -0.26 (-0.54–0.02) | 0.085 | 0.65 (0.58–0.72) | 0.04 (-0.09–0.17) | <0.001 | |
65–74 | 0.19 (-0.09–0.47) | -0.41 (-0.58 - -0.24) | <0.001 | 0.64 (0.58–0.70) | -0.05 (-0.17–0.08) | <0.001 | |
≥75 | -0.05 (-0.41–0.31) | -0.25 (-0.45 - -0.06) | 0.335 | 0.35 (0.30–0.40) | -0.12 (-0.29–0.06) | 0.003 |
Abbreviations: TH group, temporary housing group; NTH group, non- temporary housing group; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval
P-values were calculated using Student’s t-test.