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Table 4 Proportion (%) of obese persons who tried to reduce the weight in relation to receiving advice

From: Advising overweight persons about diet and physical activity in primary health care: Lithuanian health behaviour monitoring study

 

Men

Women

 

%

95% CI

P

%

95% CI

P

Advised to change dietary habits

      

   Yes

58.8

42.3–75.3

0,11

86.0

76.4–95.6

0,01

   No

42.0

30.4–53.6

 

67.6

59.0–76.2

 

Advised to increase physical activity

      

   Yes

78.9

60.6–97.2

0,002

85.7

72.7–98.7

0,10

   No

40.5

30.0–51.0

 

70.6

62.9–72.3

 
  1. CI – confidence intervals