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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic and body weight characteristics of intervention participants who completed, by subsequent achievement category

From: Why are some people more successful at lifestyle change than others? Factors associated with successful weight loss in the BeWEL randomised controlled trial of adults at risk of colorectal cancer

 

Super-achievers

Moderate-achievers

Low-achievers

Between group differences

p-value

Mean or Odds Ratio (95%CI)

n = 33

n = 58

n = 57

Super vs. moderate

Super vs. low

Male gender: n (%)

22 (66.7)

44 (75.9)

44 (77.2)

0.6 (0.2, 1.6)

0.6 (0.2, 1.5)

0.51

Age (years): Mean (SD)

65.2 (SD 6.7)

63.7 (SD 6.5)

62.3 (SD 7.2)

1.5 (−1.4, 4.3)

2.9 (−0.2, 5.9)

0.15

SIMD quintiles: n (%)

      

 1 (most deprived)

4 (12.1)

11 (19.0)

6 (10.5)

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0.29

 2

6 (18.2)

12 (20.7)

12 (21.1)

 3

3 (9.1)

13 (22.4)

10 (17.5)

 4

12 (36.4)

7 (12.1)

14 (24.6)

 5 (least deprived)

8 (24.2)

15 (25.9)

15 (26.3)

In least deprived 5 SIMD deciles

21 (63.6)

29 (50.0)

37 (64.9)

1.8 (0.7, 4.2)

0.9 (0.4, 2.3)

0.22

Married/Cohabiting: n (%)

29 (87.9)

47 (81.0)

43 (75.4)

1.7 (0.5, 5.8)

2.4 (0.7, 7.9)

0.35

Retired: (%)

20 (60.6)

35 (60.3)

32 (56.1)

1.0 (0.4, 2.4)

1.2 (0.5, 2.9)

0.88

Baseline weight (kg): Mean (SD)

89.2 (12.1)

89.7 (16.1)

92.6 (15.5)

−0.4 (−6.8, 6.0)

−3.3 (−9.2, 2.5)

0.48

Baseline BMI (kg/m2): Mean (SD)

31.1 (3.4)

30.8 (4.9)

31.4 (4.9)

0.3 (−1.6, 2.2)

−0.3 (−2.0, 1.4)

0.78

Obesea at baseline: n (%)

19 (57.6)

26 (44.8)

27 (47.4)

1.7 (0.7, 4.0)

1.5 (0.6, 3.6)

0.49

Baseline waist circumference (cm): Mean (SD)

105.5 (9.2)

103.5 (11.2)

106.4 (11.8)

2.0 (−2.5, 6.6)

−0.8 (−5.3, 3.6)

0.37

Made previous attempt at weight loss: n (%)

24 (72.7)

31 (53.4)

34 (59.6)

2.3 (0.9, 5.8)

1.8 (0.7, 4.6)

0.20

Successful at previous weight loss attempts: n (%)

21 (87.5)

25 (80.6)

30 (88.2)

1.7 (0.4, 7.5)

0.9 (0.2, 4.6)

0.65

  1. aBMI > 30 kg/m2