A pilot study comparing two weight loss maintenance interventions among low-income, mid-life women

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Weight outcomes of two 12-month weight loss maintenance programs ^a

	Face-to-Face + Phone			Face-to-Face Only
Weight (kg) ^b	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	*P-Value*
Start of weight loss intervention	39	89.0	(15.6)	19	86.7	(15.1)	0.60
Start of maintenance program	39	82.7	(14.6)	19	79.7	(14.7)	0.46
End of 6 months of maintenance	36	84.0	(14.6)	18	80.7	(16.5)	0.46
End of 12 months of maintenance	35	84.1	(15.6)	16	85.1	(17.2)	0.82
Weight Change (kg) ^c
Start of maintenance program	39	-6.3	(2.8)	19	-7.0	(2.8)	0.37
End of 6 months of maintenance	36	-5.1	(6.0)	18	-4.7	(4.1)	0.82
End of 12 months of maintenance	35	-4.4	(7.2)	16	-3.5	(4.8)	0.65
Weight Regain (kg)
End of 6 months of maintenance	36	1.2	(4.7)	18	1.9	(3.1)	0.58
End of 12 months of maintenance	35	1.7	(6.0)	16	4.1	(4.1)	0.17

^a Data are expressed as N, mean, and (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Weight outcomes are for participants in the Weight-Wise Program, in Wilmington, NC during the period of September 2005 to February 2007.
^b The weight loss and regain values will not match the differences obtained using the weights in this table due to different Ns at different measurement times.
^c Weight change is based on the weight loss intervention start weight.

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