Table 6 Prevalence of successful and unsuccessful weight loss by the influence of various barriers and odds of successful weight loss by barrier-Styles Survey, 2004
From: Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance
Successful | Unsuccessful | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 543) | (n = 1,415) | ||||||
n | % | (se)a | % | (se)a | ORb | 95% CI | |
Barrierc: | |||||||
Too tired to exercise | |||||||
No influence | 551 | 48.45 | (2.97) | 20.95 | (1.21) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 285 | 16.68 | (2.49) | 14.33 | (1.05) | 0.49 | (0.33, 0.72) |
Influence | 1078 | 34.87 | (2.60) | 64.72 | (1.46) | 0.24 | (0.19, 0.32) |
No time to exercise | |||||||
No influence | 773 | 55.56 | (2.79) | 35.17 | (1.50) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 374 | 16.66 | (2.33) | 20.35 | (1.31) | 0.46 | (0.33, 0.65) |
Influence | 765 | 27.78 | (2.46) | 44.48 | (1.58) | 0.41 | (0.31, 0.56) |
Too hard to maintain exercise routine | |||||||
No influence | 636 | 51.71 | (2.80) | 24.99 | (1.30) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 353 | 18.72 | (2.39) | 18.62 | (1.21) | 0.42 | (0.31, 0.59) |
Influence | 929 | 29.58 | (2.58) | 56.40 | (1.55) | 0.26 | (0.20, 0.35) |
No one to exercise with | |||||||
No influence | 985 | 62.24 | (2.76) | 46.46 | (1.57) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 292 | 12.21 | (1.51) | 15.29 | (1.17) | 0.67 | (0.48, 0.95) |
Influence | 627 | 25.55 | (2.67) | 38.25 | (1.60) | 0.52 | (0.39, 0.70) |
Eat away from home too often | |||||||
No influence | 973 | 61.50 | (2.89) | 42.42 | (1.54) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 292 | 12.71 | (2.18) | 17.18 | (1.20) | 0.56 | (0.37, 0.84) |
Influence | 656 | 25.80 | (2.69) | 40.40 | (1.59) | 0.36 | (0.27, 0.49) |
Diet/health foods not satisfying | |||||||
No influence | 873 | 59.54 | (2.83) | 41.10 | (1.55) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 398 | 22.09 | (2.14) | 22.09 | (1.33) | 0.58 | (0.40, 0.83) |
Influence | 637 | 23.87 | (2.61) | 36.82 | (1.54) | 0.44 | (0.33, 0.59) |
Don't pay attention to diet | |||||||
No influence | 853 | 61.17 | (2.60) | 40.18 | (1.54) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 455 | 20.17 | (2.17) | 25.22 | (1.38) | 0.59 | (0.43, 0.82) |
Influence | 593 | 18.66 | (1.80) | 34.60 | (1.55) | 0.37 | (0.28, 0.49) |
Like to eat junk food | |||||||
No influence | 754 | 53.46 | (2.81) | 33.16 | (1.45) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 345 | 17.08 | (2.26) | 19.29 | (1.28) | 0.50 | (0.35, 0.70) |
Influence | 824 | 29.46 | (2.65) | 47.55 | (1.58) | 0.38 | (0.28, 0.50) |
Diet/health food costs too much | |||||||
No influence | 756 | 49.53 | (2.78) | 34.96 | (1.46) | 1.00 | |
Neutral | 273 | 12.01 | (1.88) | 16.15 | (1.24) | 0.61 | (0.41, 0.92) |
Influence | 888 | 38.46 | (2.87) | 48.88 | (1.59) | 0.52 | (0.39, 0.68) |