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Table 1 Comparison of attrition rates during the Small Changes Maintenance intervention (SCM) according to pre-SCM variables

From: Should providers encourage realistic weight expectations and satisfaction with lost weight in commercial weight loss programs? a preliminary study

Pre-SCM Variablesa

Fraction (%) of patients lost to attrition

OR (95% CI)

P-valueb

Percent of weight lost during LMR

  

0.035

   ≤18.2%

7/15 (47%)

12.25 (1.27-118.36)

 

   >18.2%

1/15 (7%)

1.00 (reference)

 

Expected weight loss

  

0.040

   0-6.8 kg

1/14 (7%)

1.00 (reference)

 

   9.1-22.7 kg

7/16 (44%)

10.11 (1.05-97.00)

 

Number of months expected to achieve weight loss goalc

  

1.00

   1-9

4/14 (29%)

1.47 (0.26-8.23)

 

   10-12

3/14 (21%)

1.00 (reference)

 

Weight satisfaction

  

0.040

   1-7

7/16 (44%)

10.11 (1.05-97.00)

 

   8-9

1/14 (7%)

1.00 (reference)

 
  1. Abbreviations: SCM Small Changes Maintenance, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LMR liquid meal replacement.
  2. aGrouping of pre-SCM characteristics was based on the sample median.
  3. bP-values result from Fisher’s exact test owing to the small number of events.
  4. cTwo patients did not expect to lose more weight.