Table 3.
Multiple linear regression analysis used to identify the factors provided by the antiobesity program with mHealth and clinical variables associated with weight change and fat mass change.
| Variables | Weight change | Fat mass change | |||||
| Beta coefficient | SE | P value | Beta coefficient | SE | P value | ||
| Model 1a,b | |||||||
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Age | .06 | 0.03 | .04 | .05 | 0.03 | .07 |
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Sex | —c | — | — | 1.08 | 0.65 | .10 |
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ΔMETd | −.0009 | 0.0003 | <.001 | −.0009 | 0.0003 | <.001 |
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Total counts using a mobile appe | −.005 | 0.001 | <.001 | −.005 | 0.001 | <.001 |
| Model 2f,g | |||||||
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Age | .07 | 0.04 | .06 | .06 | 0.03 | .03 |
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Sex | — | — | — | 1.16 | 0.64 | .08 |
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ΔMET | −.0009 | 0.0005 | .10 | −.0009 | 0.0003 | <.001 |
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Number of articles reads | −.01 | 0.006 | .04 | −.02 | 0.004 | <.001 |
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Number of weight records | −.05 | 0.03 | .10 | — | — | — |
aWeight change R2=0.3936.
bFat mass change R2=0.3559.
cNot applicable.
dMET: metabolic equivalent.
eTotal counts using a mobile app is the sum of diet records, exercise records, weight records, all in-app group records, number of messages, and number of articles read.
fWeight change R2=0.4843.
gFat mass change R2=0.3728.