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. 2016 Dec 1;11(12):e0166817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166817

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)
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.