Long-Term Weight Maintenance after a 17-Week Weight Loss Intervention with or without a One-Year Maintenance Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Change in self-reported weight related behaviours of those who successfully filled in questionnaires in Group 1 (17-week program) and Group 2 (17-week program with maintenance).

	Number of answers	Increased to or maintained good behaviour		between Group 1; and Group 2
	Group 1/Group 2	Group 1; (%)	Group 2; (%)
Exercise twice weekly or more
0–17 weeks	65/73	51 (78.5)	48 (66)	0.13
0–69 weeks	80/59	42 (52.5)	42 (71)	0.035
0–121 weeks	48/44	29 (60)	24 (54.5)	0.07
Eating 3 meals daily
0–17 weeks	66/73	52 (79)	52 (71)	0.33
0–69 weeks	83/59	48 (58)	33 (56)	0.38
0–121 weeks	51/43	33 (65)	26 (60.5)	0.83
Choosing low fat food daily
0–17 weeks	66/73	64 (97)	69 (94.5)	0.58
0–69 weeks	83/59	57 (69)	53 (90)	0.004
0–121 weeks	51/43	46 (90)	37 (86)	0.75
Weighing weekly
0–17 weeks	66/73	61 (92)	72 (99)	0.10
0–69 weeks	82/59	50 (61)	46 (78)	0.04
0–121 weeks	51/43	28 (55)	27 (63)	0.53