From: Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance
Successful | Unsuccessful | |||||
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(n = 543) | (n = 1,415) | χ2 | ||||
Activity: | n | % | (se)a | % | (se)a | p-value |
Listening to music | 1,609 | 85.43 | (1.60) | 82.79 | (1.09) | 0.178 |
Reading | 1,162 | 60.67 | (2.72) | 57.17 | (1.57) | 0.264 |
Arts/crafts/collecting | 1,041 | 50.67 | (2.74) | 53.08 | (1.56) | 0.446 |
Going out to or renting movies | 946 | 46.66 | (2.79) | 51.05 | (1.57) | 0.165 |
Playing cards/board games | 926 | 45.70 | (2.74) | 47.09 | (1.57) | 0.659 |
Cooking/baking for fun | 772 | 45.59 | (2.74) | 36.48 | (1.49) | 0.004* |
Playing computer/video games | 851 | 45.56 | (2.81) | 45.19 | (1.58) | 0.907 |
Shopping for fun | 829 | 44.04 | (2.72) | 40.55 | (1.51) | 0.264 |
DIY home projects/parties | 815 | 43.39 | (2.72) | 41.10 | (1.56) | 0.466 |
Gardening | 840 | 42.78 | (2.61) | 38.65 | (1.50) | 0.167 |
Picnics/parks | 615 | 32.75 | (2.53) | 30.66 | (1.52) | 0.478 |
Going to beach/lake | 604 | 32.29 | (2.61) | 32.05 | (1.51) | 0.937 |
Gambling/casino/lottery tickets | 663 | 31.67 | (2.48) | 37.67 | (1.58) | 0.043 |
Zoo/theme/water parks | 584 | 30.35 | (2.60) | 31.02 | (1.52) | 0.826 |
Religious activities | 585 | 28.92 | (2.47) | 28.12 | (1.36) | 0.777 |
Going to theater/symphony | 380 | 22.56 | (2.31) | 19.22 | (1.18) | 0.199 |
Attending sports events | 437 | 22.38 | (2.28) | 23.55 | (1.37) | 0.659 |
Going to nightclubs/bars | 201 | 15.42 | (2.53) | 11.70 | (1.16) | 0.188 |
Book club | 216 | 10.92 | (1.55) | 11.12 | (1.04) | 0.915 |
Adult education classes | 148 | 8.28 | (1.30) | 6.49 | (0.68) | 0.222 |
Not specified | 4 | 0.7 | (0.36) | 0.8 | (0.29) | 0.822 |