Table 2 Percentage of people using weight-loss management strategies within the South Yorkshire Cohort: column % (N = 26113)
Gender | Age | Deprivation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Male (n = 11460) | Female (n = 14653) | 16-35 (n = 4344) | 36-55 (n = 7962) | 56-75 (n = 11212) | 76+ (n = 2595) | Least deprived (n = 3795) | Low deprivation (n = 6612) | Average (n = 4348) | High deprivation (n = 4823) | Most deprived (n = 6535) | |
Weight concern | ||||||||||||
No | 57.1 | 65.3 | 50.8 | 55.6 | 51.1 | 58.3 | 73.1 | 57.9 | 58.7 | 56.0 | 56.5 | 56.3 |
Yes | 38.9 | 30.8 | 45.3 | 40.6 | 45.4 | 37.8 | 21.0 | 39.4 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 38.9 | 38.9 |
Missing | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Increasing exercise | ||||||||||||
No | 57.0 | 62.5 | 52.7 | 41.6 | 43.8 | 65.3 | 87.4 | 49.6 | 53.4 | 54.3 | 58.2 | 65.9 |
Yes | 43.0 | 37.5 | 47.3 | 58.4 | 56.2 | 34.7 | 12.6 | 50.4 | 46.6 | 45.7 | 41.8 | 34.1 |
Healthy eating | ||||||||||||
No | 51.0 | 59.5 | 44.5 | 50.3 | 45.4 | 52.1 | 64.9 | 46.5 | 48.6 | 48.2 | 51.5 | 57.7 |
Yes | 49.0 | 40.5 | 55.5 | 49.7 | 54.6 | 47.9 | 35.1 | 53.5 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 48.5 | 42.3 |
Controlling portion size | ||||||||||||
No | 56.6 | 64.6 | 50.3 | 59.4 | 53.8 | 55.4 | 65.9 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 60.2 |
Yes | 43.4 | 35.4 | 49.7 | 40.7 | 46.2 | 44.6 | 34.1 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
Ever used slimming club | ||||||||||||
No | 82.8 | 97.2 | 71.6 | 83.3 | 78.4 | 83.5 | 92.8 | 83.6 | 82.5 | 80.8 | 81.6 | 85.0 |
Yes | 17.2 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 16.7 | 21.6 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 15.0 |
Ever used weight-loss medication | ||||||||||||
No | 96.8 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 94.2 | 96.1 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 96.9 | 96.3 | 95.7 |
Yes | 3.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Ever used meal replacement | ||||||||||||
No | 96.7 | 98.1 | 95.5 | 95.6 | 95.9 | 97.2 | 98.2 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 96.6 | 96.0 | 96.1 |
Yes | 3.4 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 |