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 | |||||
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Regression coefficient | Standard error | P value | Regression coefficient | Standard error | P value | |
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18-24 | Ref |
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Ref |
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25-34 | .75 | 0.25 | .003 | .41 | 0.41 | .32 |
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35-44 | .65 | 0.25 | .009 | .20 | 0.40 | .62 |
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45-54 | 1.04 | 0.25 | <.001 | −.05 | 0.41 | .91 |
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55-64 | .85 | 0.28 | .003 | .04 | 0.43 | .93 |
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65-80 | −.03 | 0.37 | .93 | −1.03 | 0.51 | .05 |
| BMI classificationa,b |
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Overweight | Ref |
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Ref |
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Obesity I | .34 | 0.17 | .05 | 1.27 | 0.24 | <.001 |
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Obesity II | .84 | 0.22 | <.001 | 1.16 | 0.32 | <.001 |
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Extreme obesity | .82 | 0.24 | .001 | 1.49 | 0.36 | <.001 |
| Weight loss plan (lb/week)a |
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<1 | Ref |
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1 to <1.5 | 1.11 | 0.42 | .008 | .12 | 0.56 | .82 |
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1.5 to <2 | 1.36 | 0.42 | .001 | .51 | 0.56 | .36 |
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2 to <4 | 2.33 | 0.41 | <.001 | 2.04 | 0.54 | <.001 |
| Daily calories on Mondays versus weekend daysa |
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More than 500 calories on weekend days | Ref |
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Ref |
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More than 250 to 500 calories on weekend days | .39 | 0.58 | .50 | −.52 | 0.49 | .28 |
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More than 50 to 250 calories on weekend days | 1.64 | 0.54 | <.001 | .17 | 0.45 | .71 |
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More than or less than 50 calories | 1.83 | 0.54 | <.001 | .11 | 0.48 | .82 |
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More than 50 to 250 calories on Mondays | .50 | 0.54 | .36 | −1.17 | 0.48 | .01 |
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More than 250 to 500 calories on Mondays | −1.38 | 0.63 | 0.03 | −2.52 | 0.60 | <.001 |
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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).