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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Association between weight loss, change in physical activity, and change in quality of life following a corporately sponsored, online weight loss program

 

All (N = 26,658)

Women (n = 20,992)

Men (n = 5666)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Age (y)

53.8

(9.8)

53.6

(10.2)

54.5

(9.6)

Classes attended a

9.9

(0.3)

9.9

(0.3)

9.9

(0.3)

Pre-program weight (kg)

93.5

(19.4)

90.6

(18.7)

104.4

(17.9)

Post-program weight (kg)

89.2

(18.8)

86.6

(18.3)

98.8

(17.5)

Weight change (kg)

−4.3

(3.2)

−4.0

(3.0)

−5.5

(3.6)

[95% CI −4.35, − 4.26]

[95% CI − 4.01, −3.93]

[95% CI − 5.60, − 5.45]

Weight change (%)

−4.6

(3.3)

−4.4

(3.3)

−5.3

(3.4)

[95% CI −4.61, − 4.56]

[95% CI − 4.46, − 4.37]

[95% CI −5.41, − 5.23]

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Change in Weight

  < 3.0%

9319

(35.0)

7742

(36.9)

1577

(27.8)

 3.0–4.9%

6535

(24.5)

5236

(24.9)

1299

(22.9)

  ≥ 5.0%

10,804

(40.5)

8014

(38.2)

2790

(49.2)

Change in Energy

 Very much improved

1959

(7.4)

1565

(7.5)

394

(7.0)

 Improved

15,006

(56.3)

11,687

(55.7)

3319

(58.6)

 No change

9433

(35.4)

7528

(35.8)

1905

(33.6)

 Worsened

260

(1.0)

212

(1.0)

48

(0.9)

Change in Mood

 Very much improved

2121

(8.0)

1731

(8.3)

390

(6.9)

 Improved

14,675

(55.1)

11,588

(55.2)

3087

(54.5)

 No change

9509

(35.7)

7388

(35.2)

2121

(37.4)

 Worsened

353

(1.3)

285

(1.4)

68

(1.2)

Change in Sleep

 Very much improved

839

(3.2)

682

(3.2)

157

(2.8)

 Improved

7939

(29.8)

6293

(30.0)

1646

(29.0)

 No change

17,341

(65.1)

13,584

(64.7)

3757

(66.3)

 Worsened

539

(2.0)

433

(2.1)

106

(1.9)

Change in Self-Confidence

 Very much improved

2648

(9.9)

2160

(10.3)

488

(8.6)

 Improved

14,644

(54.9)

11,546

(55.0)

3098

(54.7)

 No change

9082

(34.1)

7046

(33.6)

2036

(35.9)

 Worsened

284

(1.1)

240

(1.1)

44

(0.8)

Change in Indigestion b

 Very much improved

1124

(16.2)

893

(15.2)

231

(21.6)

 Improved

3584

(51.7)

3062

(52.2)

522

(48.8)

 No change

2128

(30.7)

1816

(31.0)

312

(29.2)

 Worsened

96

(1.4)

91

(1.6)

5

(0.5)

Change in MSK Pain c

 Very much improved

292

(3.4)

222

(3.2)

70

(4.7)

 Improved

3060

(36.0)

2473

(35.3)

587

(39.5)

 No change

4970

(58.5)

4165

(59.4)

805

(54.1)

 Worsened

176

(2.1)

150

(1.8)

26

(1.8)

Change in PA

 Quite a bit more

4383

(16.4)

3400

(16.2)

983

(17.4)

 Slightly more

14,290

(53.6)

11,331

(54.0)

2959

(52.2)

 No change

7526

(28.3)

5891

(28.1)

1635

(28.9)

 Slightly less

368

(1.4)

296

(1.4)

72

(1.3)

 Much less

91

(0.3)

74

(0.4)

17

(0.3)

  1. Data are mean (SD) and N (%) unless stated otherwise
  2. a The program consisted of 10 weekly classes, and participants who completed ≥8 classes were included in the analyses
  3. b 6932 participants (5862 women, 1070 men) reported indigestion at baseline
  4. c 8498 participants (7010 women, 1488 men) reported musculoskeletal pain at baseline
  5. Abbreviations: MSK musculoskeletal, PA physical activity; SD standard deviation