What Behaviors Are Important for Successful Weight Maintenance?
Table 1
Comparison of baseline characteristics and changes in weight and BMI.
USWM ()
SWM ()
c
Baseline
Men (%)
23 (42.6)
21 (58.3)
0.143
Age (yr)
0.930
Height (cm)
0.317
Weight (kg)
0.064
BMI (kg/m2)
0.120
At the end of the program
Weight (kg)
0.382
BMI (kg/m2)
0.033
At the end of the followup
Weight (kg)
0.356
BMI (kg/m2)
0.027
Weight change from baseline (%)a
Weight change from baseline (%)b
Values are means ± SD. BMI: body mass index. SWM: successful weight maintainers. USWM: unsuccessful weight maintainers.
aBetween baseline and after intervention.
bBetween baseline and followup.
cProportion of men was compared by chi-square test. Age, height, weight, and BMI were compared by t-test.