Table 4.
Relationship between limiting factors and motivation to lose weight, with sex, age and BMI of the participants.
| Not Having Sufficient Motivation to Adhere to a Weight Loss Program vs. Having Motivation. | p | Difficulties to Dieting vs. * not Having. | p | Difficulties to Exercise vs. not Having. | p | Difficulties Relative to Mood Disturbance vs. not Having. | p | Difficulties to Change Habits vs. not Having. | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex a % (n) |
Men | 61.4 (54) |
0.135 | 25.0 (22) |
0.874 | 43.2 (38) |
0.887 | 1.1 (1) |
0.001 | 6.8 (6) |
0.617 |
| Women | 71.9 (87) |
26.4 (32) |
41.3 50 |
14.0 (17) |
9.1 11 |
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| Age (years) b Mean (SD) |
67.2.7 vs. 62.7 (11.7)/(14.2) |
0.015 | 62.5 vs. 66.9 (12.7)/(12.5) |
0.027 | 62.6 vs. 68.0 (13.1)/(12.0) |
0.002 | 67.8 vs. 65.5 (13.5)/(12.6) |
0.466 | 62.7 vs. 66.0 (14.4)/(12.5) |
0.299 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) c Median (Interquartile range) |
32.4 vs. 33.26 (31.0–36.2)/(31.1–37.1) |
0.550 | 34.9 vs. 32.2 (32.1–37.8)/(30.9–35.4) |
0.005 | 34.4 vs. 31.8 (32.2–37.7)/(30.5–35.0) |
0.000 | 36.4 vs. 32.6 (32.5–39.7)/(31.0–35.7) |
0.013 | 34.4 vs. 32.5 (32.4–35.0)/(31.0–36.5) |
0.350 | |
a Chi-squared test; b Student´s t-test; c Mann–Whitney U test; * Versus.