Research Article

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

Table 6

The proportion of participants practising selected dietary behaviours.

VariableEntire cohort () % (n)SWLM () % (n)UWLM () % (n)P value

Not limiting fats/oils76.8 (86)73.1 (19)77.9 (67)0.609
Not limiting out-of-home eating73.2 (82)65.5 (17)75.6 (65)0.304
Not eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day54.5 (61)16.4 (10)83.6 (51)0.062
Limiting food portion at meal time75.9 (85)100 (26)68.6 (59)0.001

SWLM = successful weight loss maintainers; UWLM = unsuccessful weight loss maintainers. Comparison of SWLM and UWLM is based on Pearson’s chi-square test.