Table 3.
Baseline Characteristic Differences Across Combined Weight Loss Success Status at 6 and 12 Months, 2011 to 2019 (N = 238)a
| Maintain |
Improve |
Regress |
Fail |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic (N = 238) | Met weight loss goal at 6 and 12 mo (n = 100) | Did not meet at 6 mo, but did meet at 12 mo (n = 12) | Met weight loss goal at 6 mo, not 12 mo (n = 28) | Did not meet weight loss goal at 6 or 12 mo (n = 98) | P value |
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| |||||
| Age | 64.7 ± 9.9 | 65.8 ± 10.6 | 59.1 ± 10.0 | 59.9 ± 10.0 | .002 |
| Medicare-eligible, ≥65 y | 61 (61%) | 8 (66.7%) | 7 (25%) | 32 (32.7%) | <.0001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 73 (73%) | 11 (91.7%) | 18 (64.3%) | 78 (79.6%) | .0007 b |
| Male | 27 (27%) | 1 (8.3%) | 10 (35.7%) | 20 (20.4%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 93 (93%) | 12 (89.3%) | 25 (89.3%) | 83 (84.7%) | .002 b |
| Other | 7 (7%) | 0 | 3 (10.7%) | 15 (15.3%) | |
| Education | |||||
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 46 (46%) | 6 (50%) | 19 (67.9%) | 58 (59.2%) | .12 |
| ≤Some college | 54 (54%) | 6 (50%) | 9 (32.1%) | 40 (40.8%) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Full-time/part-time | 37 (37%) | 6 (50%) | 19 (67.9%) | 57 (58.2%) | .005 |
| Other | 63 (63%) | 6 (50%) | 9 (32.1%) | 41 (41.8%) | |
| MAQ, h/d spent watching TV at baseline | 3.5 ± 2.2 | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 3.4 ± 3.2 | 3.1 ± 2.2 | .57 |
| MAQ, MET-h/wk baseline leisure activity | 15.2 ± 17.1 | 8.2 ± 7.5 | 21.2 ± 19.1 | 15.0 ± 14.8 | .11 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 35.1 ± 6.4 | 36.5 ± 7.5 | 33.5 ± 6.2 | 34.9 ± 6.7 | .58 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 43.4 ± 5.5 | 43.1 ± 6.3 | 42.2 ± 5.2 | 42.1 ± 5.2 | .42 |
a
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MAQ, Modifiable Activity Questionnaire; MET, metabolic equivalent task. Mean ± standard deviation (analysis of variance) or N (%; χ2) reported.
b
Indicates Fisher exact P value. Bolded values indicate statistically significant differences across groups.