Table 4.
Factors associated with uptake and retention to the weight loss programmes using multivariable analysis
| Study-1: Women informed of their breast cancer risk prior to invite to the weight loss programme | Study-2: Women informed of their breast cancer risk part way through the weight loss programme | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptake | Retention | Uptake | Retention | |||||
| Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
P value | |
| Breast Cancer Risk: High and moderately increased vs. low | 1.99 (1.24 to 3.17) | 0.004 | 2.98 (1.05 to 8.47) | 0.041 | 3.58 (1.59 to 8.07) | 0.002 | 3.88 (1.07 to 14.04) | 0.039 |
| Age per year | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.96) | 0.000 | 1.15 (1.03 to 1.28) | 0.011 | 0.92 (0.80 to 1.07) | 0.265 | 1.09 (0.92 to 1.30) | 0.331 |
| Index of multiple deprivation: Townsend quintile 1 vs. 3,4,5 | 2.1 (1.3to 3.3) | 0.009 | 0.264 (0.076 to 0.920) | 0.050 | Not included in the model | Not included in the model | ||
| Townsend quintile 2 vs. 3,4,5 | 1.8 (1.0 to 3.0) | 0.234 (0.069 to 0.799) | Not included in the model | Not included in the model | ||||
| Time since receiving risk feedback (months) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.0) | 0.387 | Not included in the model | N/A | N/A | |||
| Smoker vs. non-smoker | No smoking data on women who did not join the study | 0.045 (0.006 to 0.353) | 0.003 | Not included in the model | Not included in the model | |||
| BMI per unit increase | Not included in the model | 0.82 (0.73 to 0.92) | 0.001 | Not included in the model | Not included in the model | |||
a Townsend quintile; 1 is the least deprived. N/A not applicable as risk feedback was received after women had decided to join Study 2. Figures in bold indicate significance (P value ≤ 0.05)