Program Adherence and Effectiveness of a Commercial Nutrition Program: The Metabolic Balance Study
Table 2
BMI groups.
Total sample
Women
Men
t0
t1
t2
t3
t4
t0
t1
t2
t3
t4
t0
t1
t2
t3
t4
Underweight (BMI < 18.5)
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Normal range (BMI 18.5 to 24.9)
13.1
24.3
30.7
29.6
27.9
14.6
27.0
34.6
33.5
31.6
5.2
9.9
10.0
7.7
9.1
Preobese (BMI 25.0 to 29.9)
38.3
43.1
45.4
48.9
43.8
37.6
40.0
42.1
45.0
40.4
41.6
59.2
62.9
70.8
61.0
Obese class I (BMI 30.0 to 34.9)
30.1
22.9
17.2
14.7
20.0
28.7
22.2
15.8
14.0
19.3
37.7
26.8
24.3
18.5
23.4
Obese class II (BMI 35.0 to 39.9)
12.5
6.3
4.5
4.5
6.0
12.4
6.8
4.8
4.7
5.9
13.0
4.2
2.9
3.1
6.5
Obese class III (BMI ≥ 40.0)
6.0
3.4
2.0
2.1
2.4
6.7
4.1
2.4
2.5
2.8
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Database: clients who stated at the start of the program that weight reduction was an important goal; start of participation, weeks, months, months, months after the start; BMI was categorized according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations [24]; data are presented as %.
