Table 2
Percentage of participants who met the physical activity and weight loss goal by psychosocial characteristic
| Exercise of ≥150 minutes* | Weight loss of ≥7%* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of core curriculum | Final intervention visit | End of core curriculum | Final intervention visit | |
| Employment status | ||||
 Full or part time | 73% | 64% | 47% | 32% |
| Retired | 84% | 81% | 56% | 56% |
| Other | 73% | 66% | 54% | 45% |
| p = 0.02 | p = 0.0009 | p = 0.08 | p = <0.0001 | |
| (n = 936) | (n = 956) | (n = 1017) | (n = 1023) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married/living together | 75% | 67% | 52% | 36% |
| Other | 73% | 66% | 44% | 39% |
| p = 0.61 | p = 0.82 | p = 0.02 | p = 0.35 | |
| (n = 936) | (n = 956) | (n = 1017) | (n = 1023) | |
| Income | ||||
| <$35,000 | 75% | 71% | 45% | 44% |
| $35,000 to $75,000 | 75% | 64% | 49% | 33% |
| ≥$75,000 | 73% | 63% | 55% | 33% |
| Refused | 75% | 71% | 53% | 34% |
| p = 0.96 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.15 | p = 0.0025 | |
| (n = 936) | (n = 956) | (n = 1017) | (n = 1023) | |
| Number in household | ||||
| 1 | 78% | 65% | 52% | 47% |
| 2 to 4 | 73% | 67% | 49% | 35% |
| 5 or more | 74% | 70% | 49% | 35% |
| p = 0.51 | p = 0.62 | p = 0.81 | p = 0.0078 | |
| (n = 926) | (n = 946) | (n = 1004) | (n = 1010) | |
| Depression | ||||
| 0 to 10 | 75% | 67% | 51% | 37% |
| 11 or more | 67% | 67% | 42% | 37% |
| p = 0.07 | p = 0.99 | p = 0.10 | p = 0.93 | |
| (n = 926) | (n = 946) | (n = 1004) | (n = 1010) | |
*Participants without an intervention visit or with missing information on physical activity or weight at the end of the core curriculum or at the end of the intervention are excluded.