Table 4.

Weight loss according to behavioral characteristics.

	Patients N	Weight loss (%)§	P-value
Smoking∗			.69
Smoker	24	6.6 ± 4.2
Nonsmoker	101	6.3 ± 3.7
Alcohol∗			.08
Drinker	76	5.9 ± 3.6
Nondrinker	51	7.1 ± 4.0
Coffee‡			.24
<1 cup	43	5.6 ± 3.5
2–4 cup	71	6.6 ± 4.0
≥ 5 cups	8	7.2 ± 3.8
Daily water intake∗			.98
<1 L	56	6.3 ± 3.8
>1 L	67	6.4 ± 3.9
Soft drinks∗			.31
Nonpreferred	73	6.1 ± 3.6
Preferred	18	7.1 ± 4.8
Body image concern‡			.48
Low	34	6.5 ± 3.6
Medium	3	12.1 ± 7.8
High	36	5.9 ± 3.7
Very high	46	6.4 ± 3.7
Frequency of breakfast†			.07
Low	19	8.5 ± 4.9
Medium	25	6.1 ± 3.0
High	34	6.1 ± 3.8
Very high	45	5.8 ± 3.6
Preference for fast food‡			.23
Low	15	6.2 ± 3.4
Medium	70	6.5 ± 3.8
High	33	5.5 ± 3.7
Very high	6	9.7 ± 5.0
Preference for greasy food†			.46
Low	5	6.6 ± 4.9
Medium	21	6.1 ± 3.3
High	70	6.0 ± 3.5
Very high	28	7.4 ± 4.7
Preference for eating outside†			.36
Low	11	7.6 ± 4.5
Medium	17	6.4 ± 3.5
High	44	5.6 ± 3.8
Very high	52	6.7 ± 3.8
Watching television while eating‡			.40
Rarely	15	8.3 ± 4.7
Sometimes	17	6.4 ± 4.1
Often	41	5.8 ± 3.8
Always	38	6.3 ± 3.4
Level of bulimia†			.65
Low	7	8.1 ± 3.6
Medium	23	6.2 ± 3.4
High	80	6.3 ± 4.0
Very High	14	6.4 ± 3.3
Level of impulsive eating‡			.15
Low	7	9.4 ± 3.8
Medium	36	5.7 ± 4.0
High	57	6.6 ± 3.8
Very high	23	5.9 ± 3.4
Level of restrained eating‡			.63
Low	49	5.9 ± 3.7
Medium	47	6.9 ± 4.1
High	14	6.7 ± 4.0
Very high	9	6.2 ± 3.6
Level of emotional eating†			.33
Low	8	6.3 ± 2.6
Medium	30	6.1 ± 3.3
High	42	5.7 ± 3.9
Very high	42	7.2 ± 4.3
Number of obese family members‡			.41
0	33	6.8 ± 4.7
1	33	7.0 ± 3.7
2	32	5.4 ± 3.6
≥ 3	12	6.4 ± 2.6

^∗Student t-test was performed.

^†Analysis of variance was performed.

^‡Kruskal-Wallis test was performed.

^§Weight loss data are all presented in the form of mean ± SD.