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Table 2 Prevalence of 10% Weight Loss Among Past 2 Year Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication.

From: Diet and physical activity behavior among users of prescription weight loss medications

Characteristic

n

% (SE)

OR* 95% CI

Sex

   

   Men

497

25.0 (2.8)

0.63 (0.44–0.92)

   Women

3012

35.0 (1.4)

1.00

Age group (yrs)

   

   ≥ 55

506

23.1 (2.9)

0.57 (0.38–0.85)

   35–54

1927

34.0 (1.8)

0.95 (0.73–1.24)

   18–34

1076

36.7 (2.3)

1.00

Race/ethnicity

   

   Hispanic/other

350

30.4 (7.4)

0.77 (0.53–1.14)

   Non-Hispanic black

258

35.2 (4.6)

0.76 (0.50–1.15)

   Non-Hispanic white

2404

35.6 (1.6)

1.00

Pretreatment body mass index (kg/m2)

   ≥ 30

1799

45.5 (2.0)

2.24 (1.17–2.94)

   25.0–29.9

269

27.2 (2.3)

1.00

   <25.0

292

7.1 (1.7)

0.22 (0.13–0.38)

Education level

   

   College graduate

675

33.1 (2.9)

1.00 (0.62–1.61)

   Some college/tech

1106

37.2 (2.5)

1.16 (0.74–1.82)

   High school

993

35.9 (2.4)

1.35 (0.89–2.06)

   <High school

237

27.5 (4.4)

1.00

Household income

   

   Don't know/refused

231

32.8 (5.1)

0.80 (0.46–1.37)

   ≥ $75,000

343

33.0 (3.9)

0.66 (0.41–1.06)

   $50–74,999

467

33.4 (3.4)

0.65 (0.41–1.01)

   $35–49,999

625

32.2 (3.1)

0.66 (0.44–1.00)

   $20–34,999

800

36.5 (2.9)

0.82 (0.57–1.19)

   <$20,000

564

39.9 (3.6)

1.00

Marital status

   

   Married

1696

33.4 (1.8)

0.92 (0.70–1.21)

   Not married

1314

37.4 (2.4)

1.00

Geographic region

   

   South

1184

32.9 (1.8)

1.01 (0.74–1.39)

   Northeast

243

30.9 (4.8)

0.91 (0.70–1.21)

   Midwest

653

40.9 (3.2)

1.13 (0.79–1.64)

   West

884

34.9 (3.3)

1.00

Smoking status

   

   Current smoker

695

39.8 (3.2)

1.39 (1.04–1.86)

   Former smoker

709

30.1 (2.8)

0.87 (0.65–1.17)

   Never smoker

1608

34.7 (1.9)

1.00

Usual fruit and vegetable consumption

   

   ≥ 5 day

693

29.1 (3.1)

1.64 (1.19–2.27)

   3–4 day

1205

35.4 (2.3)

1.16 (0.90–1.51)

   <3 day

1114

30.2 (4.4)

1.00

Past month leisure-time physical activity†

   Meeting recommendations

1331

42.9 (2.2)

2.19 (1.60–2.98)

   Insufficient

834

30.3 (2.5)

1.16 (0.83–1.60)

   Inactive

847

26.6 (2.7)

1.00

  1. *Models are adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education level, household income, marital status, geographic region, smoking status, usual fruit and vegetable consumption, and leisure-time physical activity in the past month.
  2. To have achieved recommended levels of physical activity, a person must have reported engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity ≥ 5 times per week for ≥ 30 minutes each time, vigorous-intensity physical activity ≥ 3 times per week for ≥ 20 minutes each time, or both during the preceding month [14].