Research Article
Evaluating the Role of Life Events and Sustaining Conditions in Weight Loss Maintenance
Table 1
Demographic and weight history data for each group.
| | Variable | Successful ( = 431 ) | Unsuccessful ( = 591) |
| | Age | M =39 SD = 10.6 | M = 38 SD =10.3 |
| | Sex | | | | Female | 423 (98.8%) | 578 (97.8%) | | Male | 4 (.9%) | 12 (2%) |
| | Ethnicity | | | | Caucasian | 416 (97.4%) | 569 (96.8%) |
| | Work | | | | Full time | 246 (57%) | 345 (58%) | | Part time | 105 (24.4%) | 122 (20.6%) |
| | Relationship Status | | | | Living with a partner | 96 (22.3%) | 120 (20%) | | Married | 222 (51.5%) | 343 (58%) | | Divorced | 27 (6.2%) | 30 (5%) |
| | Education | | | | Less than or equal to GSCE/O Level | 185 (43%) | 237 (40%) | | A level | 107 (25%) | 155 (26%) | | Degree | 138 (32%) | 197 (33%) |
| | BMI | M = 29 kg/m2 SD = 5.4 | M = 33 kg/m2 SD = 7 | | Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 21% | 7% | | Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2 ) | 41% | 31% | | Obese class I (30–34.9 kg/m2) | 23% | 27% | | Obese class II (35–39.9 kg/m2) | 10% | 16.5% | | Obese class III (≥40 kg/m2) | 4.6% | 16% |
| | Highest weight excluding pregnancy | M = 215.6 lbs SD = 43.8 | M = 207.6 lbs SD = 46.3 | | Age when first became overweight | M = 18 SD = 8.7 | M = 20 SD = 9.9 | | Age when first tried to lose weight | M = 22 SD = 8.5 | M = 23 SD = 9.3 | | Percentage of weight loss | 18% | 3.2% | | Months of maintenance | M = 49.6 m (4.1 y) | M = 21.4 m (1.8 y) |
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