Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variable | All participants | Intervention group | Control group |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Number | 380 (100) | 190 (50) | 190 (50) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 47.4 (13.4) | 47.8 (13.1) | 47.0 (13.7) |
Weight on joining Lighten Up Service/kg (SD) | 99.4 (17.0) | 99.7 (17.3) | 99.3 (16.6) |
Weight on joining Lighten Up Plus/kg (SD) | 93.1 (16.1) | 93.4 (16.2) | 93.0 (16.0) |
Baseline BMI (SD) | 34.4 (5.0) | 34.5 (4.8) | 34.4 (5.3) |
Gender | |||
Male | 39 (10.3) | 20 (10.5) | 19 (10.0) |
Female | 341 (87.3) | 170 (89.5) | 171 (90.0) |
Ethnicity | |||
White British/ Irish/Other | 304 (80.0) | 152 (80.0) | 152 (80.0) |
Mixed Caribbean/African/other | 11 (2.9) | 6 (3.2) | 5 (2.6) |
Black Caribbean/African/Other | 31 (8.2) | 14 (7.4) | 17 (8.9) |
Asian Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi Other | 26 (6.9) | 15 (7.9) | 11 (5.8) |
Declined | 8 (2.1) | 3 (1.6) | 5 (2.6) |
Weight loss programme | |||
Rosemary Conley | 48 (12.6) | 23 (12.1) | 25 (13.2) |
Slimming World | 243 (63.9) | 118 (62.1) | 125 (65.8) |
Weight Watchers | 89 (23.4) | 49 (25.8) | 40 (21.1) |
Occupation | |||
Employed/Education/Carer | 128 (33.7) | 65 (33.2) | 63 (34.2) |
Not working/unemployed | 27 (7.1) | 16 (8.4) | 11 (5.8) |
Retired | 28 (7.4) | 14 (7.4) | 14 (7.4) |
Unable to code/Missing | 197 (51.8) | 95 | 102 |
IMD quartile | |||
1 (least deprived) | 15 (3.9) | 9 (4.7) | 6 (3.2) |
2 | 28 (7.4) | 16 (8.4) | 12 (6.3) |
3 | 66 (17.4) | 38 (20.0) | 28 (14.7) |
4 | 74 (19.5) | 31 (16.3) | 43 (22.6) |
5 (most deprived) | 197 (51.8) | 96 (50.5) | 101 (53.2) |