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

Table 4

Differences between successful and unsuccessful participants related to life events and sustaining conditions.

Variable	Successful ($N$ = 222 )		Unsuccessful ($N$ = 316)		F	Sig.
Life Events	M = 4.45	SD = 1.644	M = 1.46	SD = 1.39	519.179	.0001${}^{*}$
Beliefs about causes:
Exercise	M = 11.88	SD = 2.825	M = 13.05	SD = 2.452	26.081	.0001${}^{*}$
Diet	M = 13.00	SD = 2.715	M = 13.09	SD = 2.412	.144	.705
Medical	M = 8.39	SD = 2.977	M = 10.73	SD = 2.693	90.509	.0001${}^{*}$
Psychological	M = 11.13	SD = 2.603	M =11.79	SD = 2.721	7.861	.005${}^{*}$
Reduction of choice:
Diet	M = 16.19	SD = 3.730	M = 17.8	SD = 4.091	21.744	.0001${}^{*}$
Exercise	M = 6.14	SD = 1.718	M = 7.4	SD = 2.020	59.940	.0001${}^{*}$
Functionality:
Diet	M = 7.37	SD = 3.261	M = 8.98	SD = 4.248	22.556	.0001${}^{*}$
Exercise	M = 8.17	SD = 2.947	M = 6.9	SD = 2.747	25.770	.0001${}^{*}$
Behaviours:
Diet	M = 29.50	SD = 3.123	M = 27.61	SD = 3.619	39.908	.0001${}^{*}$
Exercise	M = 11.48	SD = 1.658	M = 10.45	SD = 1.881	42.912	.0001${}^{*}$

${}^{*}P\le .05$.