Table 2.
Weight Loss Success (≥5%) Across Sociodemographic Subgroups at 6 and 12 months (n = 240)
| 6 months | 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥5% Weight Loss, n(%) | p-value | ≥5% Weight Loss, n(%) | p-value | |||
| No (n = 109) | Yes (n = 131) | No (n = 128) | Yes (n = 112) | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Women | 85 (47.8) | 93 (52.3) | 0.21 | 94 (52.8) | 84 (47.2) | 0.78 |
| Men | 24 (38.7) | 38 (61.3) | 34 (54.8) | 28 (45.2) | ||
| Race/ethnicitya | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 91 (42.5) | 123 (57.5) | 0.07 | 109 (50.9) | 105 (49.1) | 0.03 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) | 13 (81.3) | 3 (18.8) | ||
| Employment | ||||||
| Working full-time | 47 (51.7) | 44 (48.3) | 0.12 | 60 (65.9) | 31 (34.1) | .004 |
| Working part-time | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 18 (60.0) | 12 (40.0) | ||
| Retired | 38 (37.3) | 64 (62.7) | 41 (40.2) | 61 (59.8) | ||
| Other employment status | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.1) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school graduate or less | 9 (30.0) | 21 (70.0) | 0.25 | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) | 0.19 |
| Some college | 37 (47.4) | 41 (52.6) | 38 (48.7) | 40 (51.3) | ||
| College graduate | 35 (51.5) | 33 (48.5) | 39 (57.4) | 29 (42.6) | ||
| Graduate degree | 28 (43.8) | 36 (56.3) | 39 (60.9) | 25 (39.1) | ||
| Annual Income (by home address census tract, in US dollars) | ||||||
| < 51,934 | 27 (48.2) | 29 (51.8) | 0.73 | 30 (53.6) | 26 (46.4) | 0.99 |
| 51,934 – 65,105 | 29 (50.0) | 29 (50.0) | 32 (55.2) | 26 (44.8) | ||
| 65,105 – 74,935.5 | 27 (40.9) | 39 (59.1) | 35 (53.0) | 31 (47.0) | ||
| > 74,935.5 | 26 (43.3) | 34 (56.7) | 31 (51.7) | 29 (48.3) | ||
Allegheny County, PA. USA. Study date: 2010–2019. P-values determined using Chi Square or Fishers Exact Test for Differences of Proportions. Eligible population: overweight with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. a: Race/ethnicity category n = 230, 6-month success no: n = 102, yes n = 128; 12-month success no: n = 122, yes: n = 108