TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical variable descriptive data (N = 90)
| Variable | Whole sample (N = 90) n (%) | Study completers (n = 50) n (%) | Partial study completers (n = 40) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 3 (3.3) | 3 (6) | 0 |
| Female | 87 (96.7) | 47 (94) | 40 (100) |
| Race | |||
| Black | 7 (7.8) | 3 (6) | 4 (10) |
| White | 81 (90) | 47 (94) | 34 (85) |
| Other | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 2 (5) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 87 (96.7) | 47 (98) | 38 (95) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 (3.3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
| Education | |||
| High school | 7 (7.8) | 3 (6) | 4 (10) |
| Some college | 7 (7.8) | 3 (6) | 4 (10) |
| Associate degree | 24 (26.6) | 8 (16) | 12 (30) |
| Bachelor's degree | 31 (34.4) | 18 (36) | 13 (32.5) |
| Master's degree | 17 (18.9) | 11 (22) | 6 (15) |
| Professional | 3 (3.3) | 3 (6) | 0 |
| Doctoral degree | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (2.5) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 21 (23.3) | 14 (28) | 7 (17.5) |
| Married | 57 (63.3) | 32 (64) | 25 (62.5) |
| Widowed | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Domestic partner | 2 (2.2) | 2 (4) | 0 |
| Divorced | 9 (10) | 1 (2) | 8 (20) |
| Employment | |||
| Working now | 90 (100) | 50 (100) | 40 (100) |
| Weight category | |||
| Overweight | 21 (23) | 15 (30) | 6 (15) |
| Obesity | 69 (77) | 35 (70) | 34 (85) |
| Backlogging a | 80 (89) | 45 (90) | 35 (87.5) |
| Variable (range) | Whole sample (N = 90) M (SD) 95% CI | Study completers (n = 50) M (SD) 95% CI | Partial study completers (n = 40) M (SD) 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.8 (10.1) | 43.1 (9.1) | 42.4 (11.4) |
| (23–69) | 40.7, 44.9 | 40.1, 45.7 | 38.7, 46 |
| Baseline BMI (kg/m2) | 35.1 (6) | 33.6 (5.5) | 36.9 (6.7) |
| (27–52) | 33.8, 36.4 | 32, 35.2 | 34.8, 39.1 |
| Baseline weight (kg) | 96.4 (4.6) | 91.8 (17.2) | 102.1 (20.9) |
| (55.3–145.2) | 92.3, 100.5 | 86.9, 96.7 | 95.4, 108.8 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; kg, kilograms; kg/m2, kilograms/meter squared; M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
a
Backlogging = the recording of any self‐monitoring data for a date prior to the current day.