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. 2018 Apr 16;6(4):e83. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8320

Table 2.

Unadjusted linear regressions of percentage of bodyweight lost among women and men who used the Lose It! mobile app (sex-specific intercepts for models are not reported; N=7007). Estimates in italics are significant at P<.05. BMI: body mass index. Ref: reference category.

Characteristics Women Men

Regression coefficient Standard error P value Regression coefficient Standard error P value
Age (years)a






18-24 Ref

Ref


25-34 .75 0.25 .003 .41 0.41 .32

35-44 .65 0.25 .009 .20 0.40 .62

45-54 1.04 0.25 <.001 −.05 0.41 .91

55-64 .85 0.28 .003 .04 0.43 .93

65-80 −.03 0.37 .93 1.03 0.51 .05
BMI classificationa,b






Overweight Ref

Ref


Obesity I .34 0.17 .05 1.27 0.24 <.001

Obesity II .84 0.22 <.001 1.16 0.32 <.001

Extreme obesity .82 0.24 .001 1.49 0.36 <.001
Weight loss plan (lb/week)a






<1 Ref

Ref


1 to <1.5 1.11 0.42 .008 .12 0.56 .82

1.5 to <2 1.36 0.42 .001 .51 0.56 .36

2 to <4 2.33 0.41 <.001 2.04 0.54 <.001
Daily calories on Mondays versus weekend daysa






More than 500 calories on weekend days Ref

Ref


More than 250 to 500 calories on weekend days .39 0.58 .50 −.52 0.49 .28

More than 50 to 250 calories on weekend days 1.64 0.54 <.001 .17 0.45 .71

More than or less than 50 calories 1.83 0.54 <.001 .11 0.48 .82

More than 50 to 250 calories on Mondays .50 0.54 .36 1.17 0.48 .01

More than 250 to 500 calories on Mondays 1.38 0.63 0.03 2.52 0.60 <.001

More than 500 calories on Mondays 3.45 0.94 <.001 3.37 0.95 <.001

aFactor significantly associated (P<.001) with percentage of weight loss for that sex.

bJoint test comparing matching coefficients for women and men for a given factor is statistically significant (P<.001).