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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of men randomized to the control and Internet groups

From: Exploring the mechanisms of weight loss in the SHED-IT intervention for overweight men: a mediation analysis

 

Control

(n = 31)

Intervention

(n = 34)

Total

(N = 65)

Characteristics

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Age (years)

34.0

11.6

37.5

10.4

35.9

11.1

Occupation, n (%)

      

   Student

14

45.1

14

41.2

28

43.0

   Non-academic staff

13

41.9

14

41.2

27

41.5

   Academic staff

4

12.9

6

17.6

10

15.4

SESa, n (%)

      

1-2 (lowest)

0

0.0

1

4.2

1

1.9

3-4

5

17.9

7

29.2

12

23.1

5-6

9

32.1

3

12.5

12

23.1

7-8

11

39.3

11

45.8

22

42.3

9-10 (highest)

3

10.7

2

8.3

5

9.6

Weight (kg)

99.2

13.7

99.1

12.2

99.1

12.8

Height (m)

1.8

0.1

1.8

0.1

1.8

0.1

BMI (kg/m2)

30.5

3.0

30.6

2.7

30.6

2.8

BMI Category

      

   Overweight, n (%)

15

48.4

16

47.1

31

47.7

   Obese, n (%)

16

51.6

18

52.9

34

52.3

  1. Abbreviations: BMI = Body Mass Index; SES = socioeconomic status
  2. a SES by population decile for SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage
  3. Overweight classified as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2; Obese classified as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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