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Table 2 Motivational Profile and Baseline Factors

From: Motivational profiles and change in physical activity during a weight loss intervention: a secondary data analysis

Baseline Factors

Total Sample

(n = 169)

Moderate Combined

(n = 92)

High Autonomous

(n = 52)

High Combined

(n = 25)

Overall

P value

Randomized Group

    

0.040

 Standard

85 (50%)

54 (64%)

19 (22%)

12 (14%)

 

 Sequential

84 (50%)

38 (45%)

33 (39%)

13 (15%)

 

Age (y)

39 ± 0.7

40 ± 1

39 ± 1

37 ± 2

0.46

Anthropometric Measures

 BMI (kg/m2)a

34.4 ± 0.3

34.5 ± 0.4

34.2 ± 0.6

34.8 ± 0.8

0.81

 Waist Circumference (cm)

107.0 ± 0.8

108.2 ± 1.1

105.5 ± 1.6

105.5 ± 2.0

0.27

Total MVPA (min/d) b

61 ± 3

60 ± 4

60 ± 6

69 ± 10

0.61

Sex

    

0.048

 Women

141 (83.4%)

71 (50%)

49 (35%)

21 (15%)

 

 Men

28 (16.6%)

21 (75%)

3 (11%)

4 (14%)

 

Race

    

0.80

 White

129 (76.3%)

72 (56%)

37 (29%)

20 (16%)

 

 Black

28 (16.6%)

13 (46%)

11 (39%)

4 (14%)

 

 Other

12 (7.1%)

7 (58%)

4 (33%)

1 (8%)

 

Ethnicity

    

0.59

 Hispanic or Latino

42 (24.9%)

23 (55%)

11 (26%)

8 (19%)

 

 Not Hispanic or Latino

127 (75.2%)

69 (54%)

41 (32%)

17 (13%)

 
  1. Results (displayed as mean ± SE or n (%)); Overall P values reflect the overall difference across class membership and baseline factors, analyzed using multinomial logistic regression; Statistically significant P values (P < 0.05) are indicated in bold
  2. a BMI Body Mass Index
  3. b n = 84 for Moderate Combined; n = 48 for High Autonomous; n = 22 for High Combined; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity