Table 3.
Prevalence of Professional Advice, Diet, and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Current Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication.
| Current Weight Management Intention | |||
| Lose Weight | Maintain Weight | Total | |
| (n = 563) | (n = 59) | (n = 622) | |
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
| Health professional past year weight advice* | |||
| Lose weight | 73.9 (3.6) | 35.6 (10.7) | 71.0 (3.4) |
| Maintain weight | 1.9 (0.6) | 7.2 (5.2) | 2.5 (0.7) |
| Gain weight | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.2) |
| No advice | 24.1 (3.5) | 57.2 (10.6) | 26.3 (3.3) |
| Diet | |||
| Fewer calories for weight control | 62.0 (3.2) | 39.6 (7.5) | 60.2 (3.0) |
| ≥ 5 fruits and vegetables daily | 28.3 (3.4) | 27.6 (7.7) | 28.2 (3.1) |
| Physical activity | |||
| Increased physical activity | |||
| for weight control | 70.9 (3.4) | 49.6 (9.3) | 69.1 (3.2) |
| Past month | |||
| Inactive | 25.1 (3.5) | 47.9 (9.5) | 27.0 (3.3) |
| Insufficient | 27.6 (3.3) | 22.2 (7.1) | 27.2 (3.1) |
| Meeting recommendations** | 47.3 (3.8) | 29.9 (7.7) | 45.8 (3.5) |
| Past month (weekly minutes) | |||
| <150 minutes | 53.0 (4.1) | 58.4 (11.1) | 52.1 (3.9 |
| 150–<320 minutes | 27.9 (3.8) | 20.2 (8.0) | 27.5 (3.5) |
| 320–<420 minutes | 11.1 (2.8) | 11.7 (5.6) | 11.1 (2.6) |
| ≥ 420 minutes | 8.0 (1.9) | 9.7 (7.1) | 9.4 (1.9) |
*Among those who reported that had visited a doctor for a routine checkup in the past 12 months (n = 514).
*†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].