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Table 3 Baseline health perceptions and quality of life of intervention participants who completed, by subsequent achievement category

From: Why are some people more successful at lifestyle change than others? Factors associated with successful weight loss in the BeWEL randomised controlled trial of adults at risk of colorectal cancer

    

Between group differences

p-value

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

Super-achievers

Moderate-achievers

Low-achievers

Super vs. moderate

Super vs. low

n = 33

n = 58

n = 57

Health poor/fair: n (%)

2 (6.1)

12 (20.7)

20 (35.1)

0.2 (0.1, 1.2)

0.2 (0.0, 0.6)

0.06

Health limits moderate activities: n (%)

3 (9.1)

11 (19.0)

19 (33.3)

0.4 (0.1, 1.7)

0.2 (0.1, 0.7)

0.02*

Health limits ability to climb stairs: n (%)

6 (18.2)

13 (22.4)

28 (49.1)

0.8 (0.3, 2.3)

0.2 (0.1, 0.6)*

<0.01*

Accomplishes less due to physical health: n (%)

4 (12.1)

14 (24.1)

22 (38.6)

0.4 (0.1, 1.4)

0.2 (0.1, 0.7)*

0.02*

Limited due to physical health most/all of the time: n (%)

1 (3.0)

3 (5.2)

8 (14.0)

0.6 (0.1, 5.7)

0.2 (0.0, 1.6)

0.11

Accomplishes less due to emotional health: n (%)

5 (15.2)

18 (31.0)

18 (31.6)

0.4 (0.1, 1.2)

0.4 (0.1, 1.2)

0.19

Work less carefully due to emotional health: n (%)

0 (0)

11 (19.0)

11 (19.3)

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0.03*

Pain interferes with normal work; n (%)

11 (33.3)

24 (41.4)

30 (52.6)

0.7 (0.3, 1.7)

0.5 (0.2, 1.1)

0.18

Feel calm/peaceful most/all of the time: n (%)

23 (69.7)

33 (56.9)

40 (70.2)

1.7 (0.7, 4.3)

1.0 (0.4, 2.5)

0.27

Feel full of energy most/all of the time: n (%)

19 (57.6)

27 (46.6)

23 (40.4)

1.6 (0.7, 3.7)

2.0 (0.8, 4.8)

0.29

Feel depressed most/all of the time: n (%)

0 (0)

5 (8.6)

4 (7.0)

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0.24

Problems interfered with social activities most/all of the time: n (%)

3 (9.1)

4 (6.9)

4 (7.0)

1.4 (0.3, 6.4)

1.3 (0.3, 6.3)

0.92

  1. * P < 0.05, significant