The role of self-regulatory skills and automaticity on the effectiveness of a brief weight loss habit-based intervention: secondary analysis of the 10 top tips randomised trial

Table 3 Descriptive data from the log books per level of changes in self-regulatory skills, automaticity and weight over 3 months (Only 10TT participants)

Changes over 3 months	All 10TT participants^a		10TT participants that returned the Log books^b		Used self-monitoring sheets		Recorded weight		Made plans		N° times tips were managed ≥5 d/w	Tips managed per week
	N	M (SD)	% (N)	M (SD)	Total % (N)	N° weeks MED	Total % (N)	N° weeks MED	Total % (N)	N° weeks MED	MED	MED
Self-regulation
Per percentile^c
< 75	130	.03 (.22)	38.4 (50)	−.01 (.21)	100 (50)	13	90.0 (45)	13	92.0 (46)	10	76.5	5.5
≥ 75	53	.68 (.27)	35.3 (24)	.67 (.24)	100 (24)	14	91.6 (22)	13	95.8 (23)	10	92.0	6.5
Automaticity
Per percentile^c
< 75	122	.24 (.59)	38.5 (47)	.26 (.47)	95.7 (45)	13	91.5 (43)	13	93.6 (44)	10	70.0	5.5
≥ 75	58	1.54 (.59)	44.8 (26)	1.69 (.74)	100 (26)	14	88.5 (23)	13	92.3 (24)	11	97.5	7.5
Weight
Per percentile^c
< 75	144	−.12 (1.7)	35.4 (51)	−.42 (1.5)	96.1 (49)	13	86.3 (44)	12	92.2 (47)	9	67.0	5.5
≥ 75	56	−5.7 (2.7)	44.6 (25)	−5.7 (3.5)	100 (25)	15	96.0 (24)	15	96.0 (24)	10	90.0	6.5

3 months was equivalent to 15 weeks
M mean, SD Standard deviation, MED Median
^aAll 10TT participants with data for the outcome
^bAll 10TT participants who sent the log books back and had data for the outcomes
^cChanges to the outcome over 3 months categorised according to the percentile, that is - <75 = medium to low changes and ≥75 = greater changes

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