Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and health care utilization metrics of participants of a medically supervised weight management program (N = 10,693) across 21 Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medical Centers

Variable	Measure
Baseline demographics
Age, mean (SD), y	51.1 (12.4)
Women, %	72.8
Men, %	27.2
Race, %
White	72.0
Black/African American	8.3
Latin American (Hispanic)	4.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.0
Other	9.1
Clinical characteristics
Current tobacco use, %	9.2
Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2	39.7 (7.2)
Neighborhood income, mean (SD), US dollars	66,683 (25,353)
No. baseline comorbidities, median (IQR)	2 (2)
No. baseline medications, median (IQR)	1 (2)
Baseline health care utilization, mean (95% CI)
Primary care visits	3.9 (3.8–4.0)
Ambulatory clinic visits	14.9 (14.6–15.1)
Health care touches	23.4 (23.0–23.7)

CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.