Table 4.
Impact Assessments by Race and Ethnic Group
| Race | Ethnicity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | Asian | Caucasian | Native American | Other | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | |
| N Adults ≥25 kg/m 2 | 2796 | 386 | 24,267 | 579 | 3034 | 6785 | 24,178 |
| N (%) 1 weigh-in only | 1037 (37) | 181 (47) | 10,538 (43) | 269 (47) | 1556 (51) | 3037 (45) | 10,520 (44) |
| M (SD) initial kg | 99.8 (23.8)* | 82.7 (14.5) | 94.6 (20.4) | 94.5 (20.6) | 91.5 (20.7) | 92.0 (20.9) | 95.1 (20.5)‡ |
| M (SD) initial BMI | 35.5 (6.9) | 30.9 (4.7) | 33.5 (6.4) | 34.4 (6.6) | 34.2 (6.7) | 34.3 (6.8) | 33.6 (6.4) |
| N (%) ≥1 weigh-in | 1759 (63) | 205 (53) | 13,729 (57) | 310 (54) | 1478 (49) | 3748 (55) | 13,658 (56) |
| M (SD) initial kg | 98.4 (22.2)* | 83.0 (17.0) | 95.1 (21.0) | 97.9 (23.7) | 91.8 (21.3) | 92.9 (21.3) | 95.6 (21.2) |
| M (SD) initial BMI | 35.3 (7.7) | 31.2 (5.6) | 33.7 (6.6) | 35.7 (7.3) | 34.4 (6.8) | 34.6 (7.1) | 33.8 (6.6) |
| N (%) lost weight | 1182 (67.2) | 150 (73.2) | 9753 (71.0) | 221 (71.3) | 1001 (67.7) | 2555 (68.2) | 9692 (71.0) |
| M (SD) kg lost | 3.5 (8.8) | 2.9 (8.1) | 3.3 (7.6) | 3.5 (8.0) | 2.8 (7.6) | 3.2 (7.9) | 3.3 (7.7) |
| N (%) 3% weight loss | 909 (33)* | 98 (25) | 6489 (27) | 141 (24) | 627 (21) | 1786 (26) | 6444 (27) |
| M (SD) initial kg | 99.7 (22.8) | 83.2 (17.1) | 95.7 (20.8) | 99.2 (22.9) | 94.1 (22.6) | 94.2 (21.9) | 96.5 (21.1) |
| M (SD) initial BMI | 35.8 (8.3) | 31.3 (6.0) | 33.9 (6.5) | 35.8 (7.4) | 35.0 (7.1) | 34.9 (7.3) | 34.0 (6.6) |
| M (SD) kg lost | 7.2 (9.9) | 6.5 (7.9) | 6.9 (8.7) | 7.4 (9.6) | 6.9 (8.8) | 6.9 (8.8) | 6.9 (8.8) |
| M (SD) years enrolled | 1.9 (1.3)* | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.3)† | 1.5 (1.2) |
| M (SD) incentives ($) | 40.2 (60.7) | 29.1 (46.9) | 33.9 (54.6) | 33.0 (60.0) | 27.8 (51.0) | 35.1 (53.3) | 34.0 (56.0) |
| N (%) maintained 6 mos. | 397 (43.7) | 32 (32.7) | 2104 (32.4) | 54 (38.3) | 165 (26.3) | 375 (37.8) | 2087 (32.4) |
| N (%) maintained 12 mos. | 248 (27.3) | 13 (13.3) | 1153 (17.8) | 20 (14.2) | 82 (13.1) | 376 (21.1) | 1145 (17.8) |
| N (%) dropped after goal | 381 (41.9)* | 48 (49.0) | 3181 (49.0) | 71 (50.4) | 340 (54.2) | 832 (46.6) | 3167 (49.1) |
| N (%) 5% weight loss | 698 (25)* | 66 (17) | 4606 (19) | 109 (19) | 424 (14) | 1320 (20) | 4561 (19) |
| M (SD) initial kg | 98.6 (21.9) | 82.8 (16.0) | 94.5 (20.7) | 95.5 (22.2) | 91.0 (20.6) | 95.1 (22.3) | 97.1 (21.2) |
| M (SD) initial BMI | 35.8 (8.4) | 31.2 (4.5) | 34.2 (6.6) | 36.1 (7.1) | 35.3 (7.3) | 35.2 (7.6) | 34.3 (6.7) |
| M (SD) kg lost | 8.7 (10.4) | 8.6 (8.6) | 8.5 (9.4) | 8.8 (10.3) | 8.5 (9.7) | 8.3 (9.5) | 8.6 (9.6) |
| M (SD) years enrolled | 2.0 (1.3)* | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.3)† | 1.6 (1.2) |
| M (SD) incentives ($) | 51.5 (64.9) | 43.0 (51.8) | 47.0 (59.7) | 42.1 (64.9) | 40.3 (57.4) | 46.6 (57.4) | 47.3 (61.5) |
| N (%) maintained 6 mos. | 319 (46) | 25 (38) | 1610 (35) | 36 (33) | 127 (30) | 662 (50) | 1996 (44) |
| N (%) maintained 12 mos. | 195 (28) | 11 (17) | 822 (18) | 16 (15) | 55 (13) | 371 (28) | 1114 (24) |
| N (%) dropped after goal | 259 (37)* | 26 (39) | 1994 (43) | 44 (40) | 204 (48) | 519 (39) | 1911 (42) |
Values in bolded rows used as denominator for subsequently reported proportions within the column in the respective table section. Italicized numbers used as denominator for subsequently reported italicized proportions within the column
*African American vs. all others p ≤ 0.001
†Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic p ≤ 0.001