Table 1. Demographics (N = 65)*.
| Intervention group (N = 33) n (%) |
Control group (N = 32) n (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.432 | ||
| 18–20 | 2 (6.1) | 4 (12.9) | |
| 21–29 | 5 (15.2) | 8 (25.8) | |
| 30–39 | 14 (42.4) | 7 (22.6) | |
| 40–49 | 8 (24.2) | 7 (22.6) | |
| 50–59 | 4 (12.1) | 5 (16.1) | |
| Gender | 0.166 | ||
| Male | 6 (18.2) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Female | 27 (81.8) | 21 (65.6) | |
| Educational level | 0.594 | ||
| High school degree or less/Technical degree | 5 (15.1) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Undergraduate degree | 8 (25.0) | 8 (25.0) | |
| Graduate degree | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Post-Graduate degree | 5 (15.6) | 2 (6.3) | |
| Employment status | 0.600 | ||
| Full time job | 24 (75.0) | 25 (78.1) | |
| Student | 8 (25.0) | 7 (21.9) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.400 | ||
| 25–29.9 | 11 (52.4%) | 7 (36.8%) | |
| 30–34.9 | 6 (28.9%) | 9 (47.4%) | |
| >=35 | 4 (19.0%) | 3 (15.8%) | |
| Exercise frequency | 0.635 | ||
| Once a week | 7 (21.2) | 5 (15.6) | |
| 2–3 times a week | 8 (24.2) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Almost everyday | 18 (54.5) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Obesity duration | 0.683 | ||
| During childhood | 6 (18.2) | 8 (25.0) | |
| Since puberty | 5 (15.2) | 6 (18.8) | |
| During adulthood | 22 (66.7) | 18 (56.3) | |
| Weight loss plan in the past year | 0.995 | ||
| Never | 4 (12.1) | 4 (12.5) | |
| 1–2 times | 20 (60.6) | 19 (59.4) | |
| More than twice | 9 (27.3) | 9 (28.1) | |
| Junk food consumption | 0.718 | ||
| Once a week | 19 (30.3) | 7 (22.6) | |
| 2–3 times a week | 13 (39.4) | 15 (48.4) | |
| Almost everyday | 10 (30.3) | 9 (29.0) | |
| PHQ2 score | 0.213 | ||
| Less than 3 | 23 (74.2) | 28 (87.5) | |
| 3 or more | 8 (25.8) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Motivation for weight loss (more than one answer allowed) | |||
| 1- Improve health | 26 (78.8) | 30 (93.8) | 0.081 |
| 2- Feel more attractive | 20 (60.6) | 15 (46.9) | 0.267 |
| 3- Please others | 10 (30.3) | 9 (28.1) | 0.847 |
| 4- Have more confidence | 20 (60.6) | 15 (46.9) | 0.267 |
| 5- Fit my favorite clothes | 24 (72.7) | 19 (59.4) | 0.255 |
| 6- Ease joint pains | 12 (36.4) | 8 (25.0) | 0.321 |
| S-Weight | 0.714 | ||
| At the moment, I’m not doing anything to lose weight, and I have no intention of doing anything over the next 6 months | (Exclusion criteria) | (Exclusion criteria) | |
| At the moment, I’m not doing anything to lose weight, but I’m thinking about doing something over the next 6 months | 11 (33.3) | 10 (33.3) | |
| During the last year, I haven’t done anything to lose weight but I’m planning to do something over the next 30 days | 6 (18.2) | 3 (9.4) | |
| I’ve been making an effort to lose weight (by dieting and/or exercising) in the past 6 months | 14 (42.4) | 16 (50.0) | |
| I’ve been making an effort to maintain my weight (by dieting and/or exercising) for more than 6 months | 2 (6.1) | 3 (9.4) | |
| N = 25 | N = 21 | ||
| Frequency of listening to the audio in the 3 weeks | 0.339 | ||
| At least once daily | 8 (32.0) | 7 (33.3) | |
| At least once a week | 6 (24.0) | 6 (28.6) | |
| 1–3 times | 4 (16.0) | 0 (0) | |
| As I felt needed, but I can not remember | 2 (8.0) | 4 (19.0) | |
| Never | 5 (20.0) | 4 (19.0) | |
| Frequency of listening to the audio in the first week | |||
| More than once daily | 1 (4.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0.079 |
| At least once daily | 8 (32.0) | 8 (38.1) | |
| 3–5 times | 9 (36.0) | 2 (9.5) | |
| 1–2 times | 5 (20.0) | 4 (19.0) | |
| Never | 1 (4.0) | 0 |
Note:
*Missing values exist.