Table 1.
Participant Characteristics Overall and by Percentage of Recent Weight Loss (n=192)
| Overall | 5 to <10% WL (n = 107) | ≥10% WL (n = 85) | p-value* | |
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| Age, years | 53 (12) | 54 (13) | 53 (12) | 0.765 |
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| Male, n (%) | 50 (26%) | 26 (24%) | 24 (28%) | 0.537 |
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| Race | 0.858 | |||
| White | 167 (87%) | 94 (88%) | 73 (86%) | |
| Black | 19 (10%) | 10 (9%) | 9 (11%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Asian | 3 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | |
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| Education | 0.397 | |||
| High school | 9 (5%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (6%) | |
| Some college | 37 (19%) | 25 (24%) | 12 (14%) | |
| College | 61 (32%) | 33 (21%) | 40 (47%) | |
| Graduate degree | 85 (44%) | 25 (42%) | 63 (74%) | |
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| Employment | 0.239 | |||
| Full-time | 135 (70%) | 72 (67%) | 63 (74%) | |
| Unemployed | 6 (3%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (6%) | |
| Homemaker | 5 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Student | 4 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Retired | 38 (20%) | 20 (19%) | 18 (21%) | |
| Other | 4 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 0 (0%) | |
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| Smoker. n (%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 1.000 |
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| Current Alcohol | 0.043 | |||
| Never | 64 (33%) | 31 (29%) | 33 (39%) | |
| ≤4 per month | 85 (44%) | 45 (42%) | 40 (47%) | |
| > 4 per month | 43 (22%) | 31 (29%) | 12 (14%) | |
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| Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||||
| Current | 30.4 (5.9) | 31.4 (6.0) | 29.1 (5.6) | 0.007 |
| Highest in past 24 mo. | 34.4 (6.5) | 33.8 (6.4) | 35.1 (6.7) | 0.179 |
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| Current Weight, lbs | 189 (42) | 196 (43) | 180 (39) | 0.009 |
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| Recent weight loss, % | −11% (8%) | −7% (2%) | −17% (9%) | <0.001 |
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| Comorbid Conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 96 (50%) | 54 (50%) | 43 (51%) | 0.884 |
| Dyslipidemia | 83 (43%) | 53 (50%) | 30 (35%) | 0.048 |
| Diabetes | 26 (14%) | 16 (15%) | 10 (12%) | 0.521 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 20 (10%) | 7 (7%) | 13 (15%) | 0.049 |
| Musculoskeletal disorder | 98 (51%) | 50 (46%) | 48 (57%) | 0.180 |
Data presented as mean (SD) or n (%)
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p-value compares 5–<10% vs. ≥10% weight loss