Table 2.
Worksite Weight Loss Intervention Sample Characteristics.
| Variable | Weight gainers (n = 449) | Weight maintainers (0 < weight loss ≥ 5%) (n = 353) | Clinically significant weight loss (weight loss ≥5%) (n = 228) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 46.96 (±10.70) | 47.74 (±10.75) | 45.65 (±11.75) |
| Gender (%) | |||
| Female | 76.15 | 69.86 | 73.73 |
| Race (%) | |||
| White | 83.49 | 77.03 | 77.67 |
| Black | 14.22 | 20.06 | 18.14 |
| Other | 2.29 | 2.91 | 4.19 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.20 | 3.00 | 3.29 |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 93.03 | 89.79 | 92.02 |
| Unsure of ethnicity | 5.77 | 7.21 | 4.69 |
| Baseline BMI status (%) | |||
| Overweight | 36.94 | 43.27 | 40.97 |
| Obese | 31.08 | 29.8 | 25.11 |
| Severely obese | 17.79 | 14.61 | 19.82 |
| Morbidly obese | 14.19 | 12.32 | 14.1 |
| Education (%) | |||
| Grades 0–8 | 0.23 | 0.87 | 1.38 |
| Grades 9–11 | 1.61 | 1.16 | 0.92 |
| High school | 13.99 | 16.81 | 13.76 |
| Some college | 36.47 | 28.41 | 30.28 |
| College graduate | 35.32 | 35.65 | 39.45 |
| Post college work | 12.39 | 17.1 | 14.22 |
| Worksite type (%) | |||
| Professional group | 18.71 | 22.1 | 17.54 |
| Call center | 6.01 | 4.25 | 7.46 |
| Medical facilities | 14.92 | 20.11 | 20.61 |
| Government agency | 23.16 | 23.51 | 21.05 |
| Manufacturing | 26.5 | 20.4 | 23.68 |
| Small colleges | 10.69 | 9.63 | 9.65 |
| Hours worked in past 7 days | 42.81 (±12.67) | 44.5 (±12.20) | 43.25 (±11.09) |
Note. BMI = body mass index.