Predictors of Weight Loss and Weight Gain in Weight Management Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

	Women	Men
N	431	154
Age	54.0 (12.8)	54.2 (13.5)
March weight (kg)	97.5 (22.3)	116.3 (26.8)
July weight (kg)	96.2 (21.6)	116.0 (27.0)
Weight change (kg)	−1.3 (6.4)	−0.3 (8.5)
% weight change	−1.0 (6.3)	0.0 (8.9)
% lost 3% body weight	30.9%	28.6%
% gained 3% body weight	20.9%	22.1%
Worry about COVID-(n, %)
Verry worried	127, 29.5%	39, 25.3%
Worried	155, 36.0%	69, 44.8%
Somewhat worried	127, 29.5%	33, 21.4%
Not worried at all	22, 5.1%	13, 8.4%
Work at home during COVID-19	108, 39.6%	52, 54.7%
Work at home before COVID-19	28, 10.6%	19, 19.0%
Employment negatively affected by COVID-19	97, 36.5%	37, 36.3%
Wears a mask all the time when going out	382, 88.8%	115, 74.7%

Significant sex difference ().