Research Article

Evaluating the Role of Life Events and Sustaining Conditions in Weight Loss Maintenance

Table 3

Demographic and weight differences between the groups.

VariableFSig.

Age1.131.288
BMI85.29.0001*
Present weight66.91.0001*
Highest weight excluding pregnancy7.384.007*
Age first became overweight8.498.004*
Age first tried to lose weight3.691.055
Percentage of weight loss1625.971.0001*
Months of maintenance88.183.0001*

*P<.05.