Table 3.
Adjusted linear regression of percentage of bodyweight lost among women and men using the Lose It! mobile app (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 | |
| Age (years)a |
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18-24 | Ref |
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Ref |
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25-34 | .73 | 0.25 | .003 | .15 | 0.40 | .71 |
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35-44 | .48 | 0.25 | .05 | .02 | 0.39 | .95 |
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45-54 | .82 | 0.26 | .001 | −.31 | 0.41 | .44 |
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55-64 | .70 | 0.28 | .01 | −.26 | 0.43 | .55 |
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65-80 | −.08 | 0.37 | .84 | 11.04 | 0.51 | .04 |
| BMI classificationa |
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Overweight | Ref |
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Ref |
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Obesity I | .20 | 0.17 | .24 | 1.03 | 0.24 | .001 |
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Obesity II | .44 | 0.22 | .05 | 0.76 | 0.32 | .02 |
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Extreme obesity | .42 | 0.25 | .09 | .93 | 0.37 | .01 |
| Weight loss plan (lb/week)a |
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<1 | Ref |
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Ref |
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1 to <1.5 | .89 | 0.42 | .03 | −.18 | 0.56 | .75 |
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1.5 to <2 | 1.11 | 0.42 | .01 | 0.09 | 0.56 | .87 |
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2 to <4 | 2.07 | 0.42 | <.001 | 1.37 | 0.55 | .01 |
| 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 | .46 | 0.57 | .42 | −.34 | 0.48 | .48 |
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More than 50 to 250 calories on weekend days | 1.64 | 0.53 | .002 | .48 | 0.45 | .29 |
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More than or less than 50 calories | 1.82 | 0.54 | .001 | .42 | 0.48 | .39 |
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More than 50 to 250 calories on Mondays | .54 | 0.54 | .32 | −.87 | 0.47 | .07 |
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More than 250 to 500 calories on Mondays | −1.35 | 0.62 | .03 | −2.27 | 0.60 | <.001 |
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More than 500 calories on Mondays | −3.58 | 0.93 | <.001 | −3.42 | 0.94 | <.001 |
| Intercept | 3.83 | 0.46 | <.001 | 6.02 | 0.65 | <.001 | |
aFactor significantly associated (P<.05) with percentage of weight lost for that sex.