Table 6

Prevalence of successful and unsuccessful weight loss by the influence of various barriers and odds of successful weight loss by barrier-Styles Survey, 2004


Successful
 Unsuccessful



(n = 543)
 (n = 1,415)


n
 %
 (se)a
 %
 (se)a
 ORb
 95% CI
Barrierc:






Too tired to exercise






     No influence
 551
 48.45
 (2.97)
 20.95
 (1.21)
 1.00
     Neutral
 285
 16.68
 (2.49)
 14.33
 (1.05)
 0.49
 (0.33, 0.72)
     Influence
 1078
 34.87
 (2.60)
 64.72
 (1.46)
 0.24
 (0.19, 0.32)
No time to exercise






     No influence
 773
 55.56
 (2.79)
 35.17
 (1.50)
 1.00
     Neutral
 374
 16.66
 (2.33)
 20.35
 (1.31)
 0.46
 (0.33, 0.65)
     Influence
 765
 27.78
 (2.46)
 44.48
 (1.58)
 0.41
 (0.31, 0.56)
Too hard to maintain exercise routine






     No influence
 636
 51.71
 (2.80)
 24.99
 (1.30)
 1.00
     Neutral
 353
 18.72
 (2.39)
 18.62
 (1.21)
 0.42
 (0.31, 0.59)
     Influence
 929
 29.58
 (2.58)
 56.40
 (1.55)
 0.26
 (0.20, 0.35)
No one to exercise with






     No influence
 985
 62.24
 (2.76)
 46.46
 (1.57)
 1.00
     Neutral
 292
 12.21
 (1.51)
 15.29
 (1.17)
 0.67
 (0.48, 0.95)
     Influence
 627
 25.55
 (2.67)
 38.25
 (1.60)
 0.52
 (0.39, 0.70)
Eat away from home too often






     No influence
 973
 61.50
 (2.89)
 42.42
 (1.54)
 1.00
     Neutral
 292
 12.71
 (2.18)
 17.18
 (1.20)
 0.56
 (0.37, 0.84)
     Influence
 656
 25.80
 (2.69)
 40.40
 (1.59)
 0.36
 (0.27, 0.49)
Diet/health foods not satisfying






     No influence
 873
 59.54
 (2.83)
 41.10
 (1.55)
 1.00
     Neutral
 398
 22.09
 (2.14)
 22.09
 (1.33)
 0.58
 (0.40, 0.83)
     Influence
 637
 23.87
 (2.61)
 36.82
 (1.54)
 0.44
 (0.33, 0.59)
Don't pay attention to diet






     No influence
 853
 61.17
 (2.60)
 40.18
 (1.54)
 1.00
     Neutral
 455
 20.17
 (2.17)
 25.22
 (1.38)
 0.59
 (0.43, 0.82)
     Influence
 593
 18.66
 (1.80)
 34.60
 (1.55)
 0.37
 (0.28, 0.49)
Like to eat junk food






     No influence
 754
 53.46
 (2.81)
 33.16
 (1.45)
 1.00
     Neutral
 345
 17.08
 (2.26)
 19.29
 (1.28)
 0.50
 (0.35, 0.70)
     Influence
 824
 29.46
 (2.65)
 47.55
 (1.58)
 0.38
 (0.28, 0.50)
Diet/health food costs too much






     No influence
 756
 49.53
 (2.78)
 34.96
 (1.46)
 1.00
     Neutral
 273
 12.01
 (1.88)
 16.15
 (1.24)
 0.61
 (0.41, 0.92)
     Influence
 888
 38.46
 (2.87)
 48.88
 (1.59)
 0.52
 (0.39, 0.68)

a Standard error.

b Includes participants with complete data for each barrier.

a Odds ratio adjusted for sex, age, race, education, income, and BMI. CI indicates confidence interval.

Each predictor variable is examined separately.

Kruger et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:17   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-3-17

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