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Table 3 Percentage of those who ever attended a slimming club or used weight-loss medication by gender, age, deprivation, and BMI: row % (N = 26113)

From: Deprivation, clubs and drugs: results of a UK regional population-based cross-sectional study of weight management strategies

 

Overall

Overall weighted (95% CI)

Gender

Age

Deprivation

BMI

 

Male

Female

16-35

36-55

56-75

76+

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

BMI 1

BMI 2

BMI 3

Slimming world (n = 2376)

9.1

8.5 (8.2-8.9)

6.5

93.5

16.2

40.0

40.8

3.0

12.1

26.0

18.3

20.3

23.3

19.2

38.5

42.3

Weightwatchers (n = 3063)

11.7

10.7 (10.3-11.1)

6.4

93.6

16.2

38.4

40.8

4.6

15.2

25.0

18.6

19.5

21.7

21.4

40.6

38.0

Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club (n = 449)

1.7

1.4 (1.3-1.6)

5.4

94.7

6.7

44.3

45.4

3.6

16.0

28.7

22.1

19.4

13.8

20.0

44.3

35.6

Lighterlife (n = 127)

0.5

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

17.3

82.7

16.5

49.6

25.2

8.7

12.6

21.3

19.7

20.5

26.0

15.0

31.5

53.5

Alli (orlistat) (n = 561)

2.2

2.3 (2.1-2.5)

18.7

81.3

24.6

39.2

33.3

2.9

8.4

19.8

17.1

21.0

33.7

7.8

26.0

66.1

Other medication (n = 336)

1.3

1.6 (1.4-1.8)

17.3

82.7

38.7

34.8

21.7

4.8

9.2

16.7

15.8

22.3

36.0

28.3

35.1

36.6

  1. DI = Least Deprived; D2 = Low deprivation; D3 = Average; D4 = High deprivation; D5 = Most deprived.
  2. BMI 1 = Normal/underweight; BMI 2 = Overweight; BMI 3 = Obese.