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Table 2 Weight Loss Success (≥5%) Across Sociodemographic Subgroups at 6 and 12 months (n = 240)

From: The role of Sociodemographic factors on goal achievement in a community-based diabetes prevention program behavioral lifestyle intervention

 

6 months

12 months

≥5% Weight Loss, n(%)

p-value

≥5% Weight Loss, n(%)

p-value

No (n = 109)

Yes (n = 131)

No (n = 128)

Yes (n = 112)

Gender

 Women

85 (47.8)

93 (52.3)

0.21

94 (52.8)

84 (47.2)

0.78

 Men

24 (38.7)

38 (61.3)

34 (54.8)

28 (45.2)

Race/ethnicitya

 Non-Hispanic white

91 (42.5)

123 (57.5)

0.07

109 (50.9)

105 (49.1)

0.03

 Non-Hispanic black

11 (68.8)

5 (31.3)

13 (81.3)

3 (18.8)

Employment

 Working full-time

47 (51.7)

44 (48.3)

0.12

60 (65.9)

31 (34.1)

.004

 Working part-time

17 (56.7)

13 (43.3)

18 (60.0)

12 (40.0)

 Retired

38 (37.3)

64 (62.7)

41 (40.2)

61 (59.8)

 Other employment status

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

Education

 High school graduate or less

9 (30.0)

21 (70.0)

0.25

12 (40.0)

18 (60.0)

0.19

 Some college

37 (47.4)

41 (52.6)

38 (48.7)

40 (51.3)

 College graduate

35 (51.5)

33 (48.5)

39 (57.4)

29 (42.6)

 Graduate degree

28 (43.8)

36 (56.3)

39 (60.9)

25 (39.1)

Annual Income (by home address census tract, in US dollars)

  < 51,934

27 (48.2)

29 (51.8)

0.73

30 (53.6)

26 (46.4)

0.99

 51,934 – 65,105

29 (50.0)

29 (50.0)

32 (55.2)

26 (44.8)

 65,105 – 74,935.5

27 (40.9)

39 (59.1)

35 (53.0)

31 (47.0)

  > 74,935.5

26 (43.3)

34 (56.7)

31 (51.7)

29 (48.3)

  1. Allegheny County, PA. USA. Study date: 2010–2019. P-values determined using Chi Square or Fishers Exact Test for Differences of Proportions. Eligible population: overweight with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. a: Race/ethnicity category n = 230, 6-month success no: n = 102, yes n = 128; 12-month success no: n = 122, yes: n = 108