Table 2.
Prevalence of 10% Weight Loss Among Past 2 Year Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication.
| Characteristic | n | % (SE) | OR* 95% CI | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 497 | 25.0 (2.8) | 0.63 (0.44–0.92) | |
| Women | 3012 | 35.0 (1.4) | 1.00 | |
| Age group (yrs) | ||||
| ≥ 55 | 506 | 23.1 (2.9) | 0.57 (0.38–0.85) | |
| 35–54 | 1927 | 34.0 (1.8) | 0.95 (0.73–1.24) | |
| 18–34 | 1076 | 36.7 (2.3) | 1.00 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic/other | 350 | 30.4 (7.4) | 0.77 (0.53–1.14) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 258 | 35.2 (4.6) | 0.76 (0.50–1.15) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 2404 | 35.6 (1.6) | 1.00 | |
| Pretreatment body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| ≥ 30 | 1799 | 45.5 (2.0) | 2.24 (1.17–2.94) | |
| 25.0–29.9 | 269 | 27.2 (2.3) | 1.00 | |
| <25.0 | 292 | 7.1 (1.7) | 0.22 (0.13–0.38) | |
| Education level | ||||
| College graduate | 675 | 33.1 (2.9) | 1.00 (0.62–1.61) | |
| Some college/tech | 1106 | 37.2 (2.5) | 1.16 (0.74–1.82) | |
| High school | 993 | 35.9 (2.4) | 1.35 (0.89–2.06) | |
| <High school | 237 | 27.5 (4.4) | 1.00 | |
| Household income | ||||
| Don't know/refused | 231 | 32.8 (5.1) | 0.80 (0.46–1.37) | |
| ≥ $75,000 | 343 | 33.0 (3.9) | 0.66 (0.41–1.06) | |
| $50–74,999 | 467 | 33.4 (3.4) | 0.65 (0.41–1.01) | |
| $35–49,999 | 625 | 32.2 (3.1) | 0.66 (0.44–1.00) | |
| $20–34,999 | 800 | 36.5 (2.9) | 0.82 (0.57–1.19) | |
| <$20,000 | 564 | 39.9 (3.6) | 1.00 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1696 | 33.4 (1.8) | 0.92 (0.70–1.21) | |
| Not married | 1314 | 37.4 (2.4) | 1.00 | |
| Geographic region | ||||
| South | 1184 | 32.9 (1.8) | 1.01 (0.74–1.39) | |
| Northeast | 243 | 30.9 (4.8) | 0.91 (0.70–1.21) | |
| Midwest | 653 | 40.9 (3.2) | 1.13 (0.79–1.64) | |
| West | 884 | 34.9 (3.3) | 1.00 | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Current smoker | 695 | 39.8 (3.2) | 1.39 (1.04–1.86) | |
| Former smoker | 709 | 30.1 (2.8) | 0.87 (0.65–1.17) | |
| Never smoker | 1608 | 34.7 (1.9) | 1.00 | |
| Usual fruit and vegetable consumption | ||||
| ≥ 5 day | 693 | 29.1 (3.1) | 1.64 (1.19–2.27) | |
| 3–4 day | 1205 | 35.4 (2.3) | 1.16 (0.90–1.51) | |
| <3 day | 1114 | 30.2 (4.4) | 1.00 | |
| Past month leisure-time physical activity† | ||||
| Meeting recommendations | 1331 | 42.9 (2.2) | 2.19 (1.60–2.98) | |
| Insufficient | 834 | 30.3 (2.5) | 1.16 (0.83–1.60) | |
| Inactive | 847 | 26.6 (2.7) | 1.00 | |
*Models are adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education level, household income, marital status, geographic region, smoking status, usual fruit and vegetable consumption, and leisure-time physical activity in the past month.
†To have achieved recommended levels of physical activity, a person must have reported engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity ≥ 5 times per week for ≥ 30 minutes each time, vigorous-intensity physical activity ≥ 3 times per week for ≥ 20 minutes each time, or both during the preceding month [14].