Impact of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance on Serum Lipids and Glucose Concentrations of Previous Participants of a Weight Loss Programme in Accra, Ghana

Table 4

Standardised coefficient of covariates with regard to triglyceride concentration^†.

Covariates	Standardised coefficients (beta)	t	P value
Percent weight loss at end of weight loss programme	0.192	2.013	0.047
Percent weight regained at survey time	0.004	0.034	0.973
Post-treatment time	0.202	2.195	0.031
Presence of hypercholesterolemia	0.082	0.947	0.346
Intake of cholesterol-lowering medication	0.049	0.550	0.584
Age	0.021	0.235	0.815
Gender	−0.270	−3.144	0.002
Follow-up BMI	0.307	3.083	0.003

^†Based on a multiple linear regression model; significant P value.