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Table 1 Distribution of MOVE! group participants by individual and accessibility characteristics and number of group sessions attended (N = 18,865)

From: Individual, facility, and program factors affecting retention in a national weight management program

Characteristic

All, N (Col%)

Percent of persons in category

P-value

  

< 4 Visits

4 - 5 Visits

6+ Visits

 

All

18,865 (100.0%)

63.8%

10.6%

25.6%

 

Age

     

 < 55

6,989 (37.0%)

69.2%

10.8%

20.0%

< 0.001

 55 – 64

8,039 (42.6%)

61.7%

10.6%

27.6%

 65 or older

3,837 (20.3%)

58.1%

10.3%

31.6%

Sex

     

 Female

2,633 (14.0%)

61.8%

12.8%

25.4%

< 0.001

 Male

16,232 (86.0%)

64.1%

10.3%

25.7%

Race/Ethnicity*

     

 NH White

10,515 (55.7%)

60.0%

11.0%

28.9%

< 0.001

 NH Black

4,189 (22.2%)

64.4%

13.0%

22.6%

 Hispanic

1,097 (5.8%)

63.9%

8.9%

27.2%

 Other/Unknown

3,064 (16.2%)

75.6%

6.5%

17.9%

Marital Status

     

 Not Married

9,352 (49.6%)

64.2%

10.5%

25.3%

0.455

 Married

9,513 (50.4%)

63.3%

10.7%

25.9%

Comorbidities

     

 None

3,374 (17.9%)

70.0%

8.7%

21.3%

< 0.001

 1

4,769 (25.3%)

64.2%

11.2%

24.6%

 2

4,734 (25.1%)

62.0%

10.9%

27.1%

 3 or more

5,988 (31.7%)

61.3%

11.0%

27.7%

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

     

 Overweight (25–29.9)

2,514 (13.3%)

68.8%

10.1%

21.1%

< 0.001

 Obese (30–39.9)

11,397 (60.4%)

64.5%

10.5%

25.0%

 Morbidly obese (40 or over)

4,954 (26.3%)

59.6%

11.2%

29.2%

Distance to Facility

     

 <10 miles

11,885 (63.0%)

60.4%

11.1%

28.5%

< 0.001

 10 - 19.9 miles

3,739 (19.8%)

68.6%

9.6%

21.8%

 20 - 29.9 miles

1,704 (9.0%)

70.7%

9.6%

19.8%

 30 miles or more

1,537 (8.1%)

70.1%

10.6%

19.3%

Copayment Status

     

 None

5,728 (30.4%)

61.2%

11.2%

27.6%

< 0.001

 Some

10,204 (54.1%)

65.4%

10.4%

24.2%

 All

2,933 (15.5%)

63.1%

10.2%

26.7%

Individual Consultation

     

 Never

9,764 (51.8%)

69.8%

9.6%

20.6%

< 0.001

 On or Before

5,944 (31.5%)

54.5%

12.9%

32.6%

 After

3,157 (16.7%)

62.5%

9.6%

27.9%

  1. *NH = non-Hispanic.