Table 5. Associations between domain use and participant characteristics.
| Domain | Significant association when defined as use of at least one strategy within that domain | Significant association when defined as percentage of strategies used within that domain |
|---|---|---|
| Energy compensation | University degree (0.07, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.13, p = 0.012) older participants (0.002, 95% CI 0.0001 to 0.004, p = 0.037) |
University degree (.08, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.14, p = 0.004) |
| Goals | None present | None present |
| Imitation | None present | None present |
| Impulse management: acceptance | None present | University degree (0.06, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.12, p = 0.024) |
| Impulse management: awareness | None present | None present |
| Impulse management: distraction | Younger participants (0.001, 95% CI 0.0002 to 0.002, p = 0.005) men (0.061, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.10, p = 0.002) |
Men (0.12, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.18, p<0.001) |
| Impulse management: | None present | None present |
| Information | None present | None present |
| Motivation | Men (0.015, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.034, p = 0.012) | Men (0.06, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.12, p = 0.041) |
| Planning | White British/Irish (0.009, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.017, p = 0.018) | Men (0.11, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.17, p<0.001) |
| Allowances | None present | None present |
| Restrictions | None present | Men (0.08, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.14, p = 0.002) |
| Rule setting | None present | Men (0.10, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.15, p<0.001) |
| Restraint | None present | None present |
| Reward | Men (0.17, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.27, p = 0.001) | Younger age (0.002, 95% CI 0.0001 to 0.003, p = 0.031) men (0.12, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.18, p<0.001) |
| Scheduling | Men (0.04, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.06, p = 0.005) | Men (0.11, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.16, p<0.001) |
| Self-monitoring | None present | None present |
| Stimulus control | Men (0.04, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.06, p = 0.005) |
Men (0.10, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.15, p<0.001) |
| Support: buddying | University education (negative) (-0.15, 95% CI -0.23 to -0.06, p = 0.001) | University education (negative) (-0.07, 95% CI -0.12 to -0.02, p = 0.003) |
| Support: motivational | None present | Men (0.08, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.14, p = 0.008) |
| Support: professional | University education (negative) (-0.11, 95% CI -0.18 to -0.03, p = 0.004) | Men (0.10, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.19, p = 0.012) White British/Irish (negative) (-0.04, 95% CI -0.07 to -0.004, p = 0.030) university education (negative) (-0.08, 95% CI -0.14 to -0.03, p = 0.002) |
| Weight management aids | Younger participants (0.004, 95% CI 0.0009 to 0.006, p = 0.009) men (0.16, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.27, p = 0.007) |
Younger people (0.001, 95% CI 0.00005 to 0.003, p = 0.041) |