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. 2004 Dec 23;1:17. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-1-17

Table 4.

Meeting diet (fewer calories) and Physical Activity Recommendations* Among Current Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication.

Characteristic n Total (SE) OR† 95% CI
Sex
 Men 98 14.8 (4.4) 0.38 (0.17–0.84)
 Women 524 29.7 (3.3) 1.00
Age group (yr)
 ≥ 55 91 21.6 (6.9) 0.92 (0.34–2.46)
 35–54 338 29.5 (4.1) 1.10 (0.58–2.11)
 18–34 193 25.7 (4.1) 1.00
Race/ethnicity
 Other 154 16.9 (4.8) 0.44 (0.20–0.96)
 Non-Hispanic white 468 32.1 (3.4) 1.00
Pretreatment body mass index (kg/m2)
 ≥ 30.0 403 25.7 (3.1) 1.02 (0.54–1.91)
 <30.0 187 28.8 (6.0) 1.00
Education level
 College graduate 147 29.8 (6.4) 1.78 (0.76–4.15)
 Some college/tech 201 34.7 (5.1) 1.97 (1.00–3.90)
 <High school 274 19.7 (4.0) 1.00
Household income
 ≥ $75,000 91 39.0 (7.4) 3.23 (1.18–8.83)
 $50–74,999 80 29.0 (2.9) 2.49 (0.85–7.25)
 $35–49,999 140 32.4 (5.9) 2.45 (0.82–7.35)
 $20–34,999 157 27.1 (4.7) 2.14 (0.89–5.14)
 <$20,000‡ 154 14.9 (3.9) 1.00
Marital status
 Married 370 28.0 (4.9) 0.87 (0.47–1.59)
 Not married 252 24.6 (4.0) 1.00
Geographic region
 South 241 27.6 (4.0) 0.78 (0.34–1.78)
 Midwest/Northeast 189 26.1 (4.3) 1.03 (0.45–2.32)
 West 159 26.5 (6.3) 1.00
Usual fruit and vegetable consumption
 ≥ 5 day 158 34.7 (6.4) 2.30 (1.05–5.03)
 3–4 day 227 26.3 (4.1) 1.30 (0.67–2.53)
 <3 day 237 21.3 (3.8) 1.00
Smoking
 Current smoker 149 31.5 (6.6) 1.78 (0.94–3.36)
 Former smoker 146 26.4 (5.5) 1.10 (0.54–2.26)
 Never smoker 327 24.3 (3.3) 1.00

*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].

Models are adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education level, household income, marital status, geographic region, smoking status, and usual fruit and vegetable consumption.

Includes "Don't know" and "Refused" annual household income responses.