Table 3 |
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Prevalence of Professional Advice, Diet, and Physical Activity Behaviors Among Current Users of Prescription Weight Loss Medication. |
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| Current Weight Management Intention |
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| Lose Weight |
Maintain Weight |
Total |
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| (n = 563) |
(n = 59) |
(n = 622) |
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| % (SE) |
% (SE) |
% (SE) |
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| Health professional past year weight advice* |
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| Lose weight |
73.9 (3.6) |
35.6 (10.7) |
71.0 (3.4) |
| Maintain weight |
1.9 (0.6) |
7.2 (5.2) |
2.5 (0.7) |
| Gain weight |
0.1 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.2) |
| No advice |
24.1 (3.5) |
57.2 (10.6) |
26.3 (3.3) |
| Diet |
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| Fewer calories for weight control |
62.0 (3.2) |
39.6 (7.5) |
60.2 (3.0) |
| ≥ 5 fruits and vegetables daily |
28.3 (3.4) |
27.6 (7.7) |
28.2 (3.1) |
| Physical activity |
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| Increased physical activity |
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| for weight control |
70.9 (3.4) |
49.6 (9.3) |
69.1 (3.2) |
| Past month |
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| Inactive |
25.1 (3.5) |
47.9 (9.5) |
27.0 (3.3) |
| Insufficient |
27.6 (3.3) |
22.2 (7.1) |
27.2 (3.1) |
| Meeting recommendations** |
47.3 (3.8) |
29.9 (7.7) |
45.8 (3.5) |
| Past month (weekly minutes) |
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| <150 minutes |
53.0 (4.1) |
58.4 (11.1) |
52.1 (3.9 |
| 150–<320 minutes |
27.9 (3.8) |
20.2 (8.0) |
27.5 (3.5) |
| 320–<420 minutes |
11.1 (2.8) |
11.7 (5.6) |
11.1 (2.6) |
| ≥ 420 minutes |
8.0 (1.9) |
9.7 (7.1) |
9.4 (1.9) |
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*Among those who reported that had visited a doctor for a routine checkup in the past 12 months (n = 514). *†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]. |
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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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