Table 2

Prevalence of 10% Weight Loss Among Past 2 Year Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication.

Characteristic
n
% (SE)
OR* 95% CI

Sex



     Men
497
25.0 (2.8)
0.63 (0.44–0.92)
     Women
3012
35.0 (1.4)
1.00




Age group (yrs)



     ≥ 55
506
23.1 (2.9)
0.57 (0.38–0.85)
     35–54
1927
34.0 (1.8)
0.95 (0.73–1.24)
     18–34
1076
36.7 (2.3)
1.00




Race/ethnicity



     Hispanic/other
350
30.4 (7.4)
0.77 (0.53–1.14)
     Non-Hispanic black
258
35.2 (4.6)
0.76 (0.50–1.15)
     Non-Hispanic white
2404
35.6 (1.6)
1.00




Pretreatment body mass index (kg/m2)
     ≥ 30
1799
45.5 (2.0)
2.24 (1.17–2.94)
     25.0–29.9
269
27.2 (2.3)
1.00
     <25.0
292
7.1 (1.7)
0.22 (0.13–0.38)




Education level



     College graduate
675
33.1 (2.9)
1.00 (0.62–1.61)
     Some college/tech
1106
37.2 (2.5)
1.16 (0.74–1.82)
     High school
993
35.9 (2.4)
1.35 (0.89–2.06)
     <High school
237
27.5 (4.4)
1.00




Household income



     Don't know/refused
231
32.8 (5.1)
0.80 (0.46–1.37)
     ≥ $75,000
343
33.0 (3.9)
0.66 (0.41–1.06)
     $50–74,999
467
33.4 (3.4)
0.65 (0.41–1.01)
     $35–49,999
625
32.2 (3.1)
0.66 (0.44–1.00)
     $20–34,999
800
36.5 (2.9)
0.82 (0.57–1.19)
     <$20,000
564
39.9 (3.6)
1.00




Marital status



     Married
1696
33.4 (1.8)
0.92 (0.70–1.21)
     Not married
1314
37.4 (2.4)
1.00





Geographic region



     South
1184
32.9 (1.8)
1.01 (0.74–1.39)
     Northeast
243
30.9 (4.8)
0.91 (0.70–1.21)
     Midwest
653
40.9 (3.2)
1.13 (0.79–1.64)
     West
884
34.9 (3.3)
1.00




Smoking status



     Current smoker
695
39.8 (3.2)
1.39 (1.04–1.86)
     Former smoker
709
30.1 (2.8)
0.87 (0.65–1.17)
     Never smoker
1608
34.7 (1.9)
1.00




Usual fruit and vegetable consumption



     ≥ 5 day
693
29.1 (3.1)
1.64 (1.19–2.27)
     3–4 day
1205
35.4 (2.3)
1.16 (0.90–1.51)
     <3 day
1114
30.2 (4.4)
1.00




Past month leisure-time physical activity†
     Meeting recommendations
1331
42.9 (2.2)
2.19 (1.60–2.98)
     Insufficient
834
30.3 (2.5)
1.16 (0.83–1.60)
     Inactive
847
26.6 (2.7)
1.00

*Models are adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, education level, household income, marital status, geographic region, smoking status, usual fruit and vegetable consumption, and leisure-time physical activity in the past month.

To have achieved recommended levels of physical activity, a person must have reported engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity ≥ 5 times per week for ≥ 30 minutes each time, vigorous-intensity physical activity ≥ 3 times per week for ≥ 20 minutes each time, or both during the preceding month [14].

Blanck et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2004 1:17   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-1-17

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