Table 2.
Characteristics and weight loss outcomes for men and women
| Men, n = 3,651 |
Women, n = 30,620 |
t-value | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| average | SD | average | SD | |||
| Height, m | 1.77 | 0.08 | 1.63 | 0.08 | 93.37 | <0.001 |
| Weight, kg | 117.9 | 22.4 | 97.2 | 18.5 | 52.27 | <0.001 |
| Age, years | 51.4 | 13.8 | 46.8 | 14.4 | 14.66 | <0.001 |
| Weight change, kg | −5.8 | 4.9 | −3.8 | 3.5 | −33.28 | <0.001 |
| Percent weight change | −4.9 | 4.0 | −3.9 | 3.5 | −14.65 | <0.001 |
| Weeks attended | 9.2 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 0.78 | 0.438 |
| Start BMI, kg/m2 | 37.8 | 6.6 | 36.7 | 6.5 | 8.88 | <0.001 |
| End BMI, kg/m2 | 36.0 | 6.5 | 35.3 | 6.4 | 5.85 | <0.001 |
| BMI change, kg/m2 | −1.8 | 1.6 | −1.4 | 1.3 | −17.48 | <0.001 |