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

Table 4. Age-adjusted mean change in body weight between the TH group and NTH group stratified by lifestyle factors, psychosocial factors, and cardiovascular risk factors.

Males (N = 2,504) Females (N = 4,097)
TH group (N = 775) NTH group (n = 1,729) TH group (N = 1,227) NTH group (n = 2,870)
n Mean SD n Mean SD P-value n Mean SD n Mean SD P-value
Life style factors Smoking Current smokers 250 0.22 0.17 444 -0.19 0.13 0.053 75 0.35 0.28 146 0.32 0.20 0.921
Not current smokers 525 0.16 0.11 1285 -0.34 0.07 < 0.001 1152 0.60 0.06 2724 0.00 0.04 < 0.001
Quitting smoking Quitting smoking 16 0.83 0.92 30 0.92 0.67 0.938 7 1.25 1.10 15 1.21 0.73 0.978
Not quitting smoking 759 0.16 0.09 1699 -0.32 0.06 < 0.001 1220 0.58 0.06 2855 0.01 0.04 < 0.001
Drinkers Drinkers 490 0.30 0.11 1073 -0.34 0.07 < 0.001 168 0.64 0.17 368 -0.01 0.11 0.001
Non-drinkers 285 -0.03 0.17 656 -0.24 0.11 0.286 1059 0.58 0.07 2502 0.02 0.04 < 0.001
Physical activity Low physical activity 506 0.19 0.11 1032 -0.32 0.08 < 0.001 875 0.55 0.07 1911 0.04 0.05 < 0.001
Normal physical activity 269 0.15 0.16 697 -0.28 0.10 0.022 352 0.67 0.11 959 -0.03 0.07 < 0.001
Diet A small number of meals 70 0.08 0.37 70 -0.37 0.37 0.393 69 0.42 0.30 120 0.40 0.23 0.950
Normal number of meals 705 0.19 0.09 1659 -0.30 0.06 < 0.001 1158 0.60 0.06 2750 0.00 0.04 < 0.001
Psychosocial factors Economic status Poor economic status 507 0.17 0.12 802 -0.35 0.09 0.001 724 0.59 0.09 1324 0.01 0.06 < 0.001
Normal 268 0.20 0.15 927 -0.26 0.08 0.006 503 0.58 0.09 1546 0.03 0.05 < 0.001
Occupational status Unemployed 167 0.01 0.23 259 -0.46 0.18 0.111 338 0.52 0.13 455 -0.13 0.11 < 0.001
Employed 608 0.22 0.10 1470 -0.27 0.06 < 0.001 889 0.61 0.07 2415 0.05 0.04 < 0.001
Psychological distress Psychological distress 305 0.24 0.15 558 -0.27 0.11 0.008 652 0.64 0.09 1276 0.04 0.07 < 0.001
No psychological distress 470 0.14 0.11 1171 -0.32 0.07 0.001 575 0.52 0.08 1594 0.00 0.05 < 0.001
Insomnia Insomnia 247 0.30 0.18 373 -0.31 0.15 0.011 548 0.65 0.10 994 0.05 0.07 < 0.001
No insomnia 528 0.12 0.11 1356 -0.30 0.07 0.001 679 0.53 0.08 1876 0.00 0.05 < 0.001
Cardiovascular risk factors Overweight Overweight 288 -0.02 0.17 633 -0.51 0.12 0.018 361 0.62 0.13 840 -0.07 0.09 < 0.001
Non overweight 487 0.29 0.10 1096 -0.18 0.07 < 0.001 866 0.57 0.07 2030 0.06 0.05 < 0.001
Hypertension Hypertension 392 0.12 0.13 899 -0.36 0.09 0.002 531 0.56 0.09 1187 -0.10 0.06 < 0.001
Non hypertension 383 0.25 0.13 830 -0.24 0.09 0.002 696 0.60 0.08 1683 0.10 0.05 < 0.001
Dyslipidemia Dyslipidemia 278 -0.03 0.16 541 -0.30 0.11 0.163 588 0.66 0.09 1321 -0.04 0.06 < 0.001
Non Dyslipidemia 497 0.29 0.11 1188 -0.30 0.07 < 0.001 639 0.51 0.09 1549 0.07 0.06 < 0.001
Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus 121 0.10 0.27 250 -0.56 0.19 0.043 90 0.27 0.25 195 -0.51 0.17 0.011
Non diabetes mellitus 654 0.19 0.10 1479 -0.26 0.06 < 0.001 1137 0.61 0.06 2675 0.06 0.04 < 0.001

Abbreviations: TH group, temporary housing group; NTH group, non- temporary housing group.

P-values were calculated using analysis of covariance.