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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by randomised group and by completers and non-completers at 3 months for self-regulation and automaticity outcomes

From: The role of self-regulatory skills and automaticity on the effectiveness of a brief weight loss habit-based intervention: secondary analysis of the 10 top tips randomised trial

 

All participants

Self-regulation outcome

Automaticity outcome

Characteristics

Intervention group (N = 267)

Control group (N = 270)

Completersi (N-380)

Non-completers (N = 157)

Completersi (N = 381)

Non-completers (N = 156)

Age (in years)

Mean (SD)

57.0 (12.8)

57.6 (12.5)

58.5 (11.7)

54.3 (14.4)**

58.7 (11.7)

53.9 (14.3)**

Gender

Female, % (n)

66.7 (178)

64.8 (175)

64.5 (245)

68.8 (108)Δ

65.1 (248)

67.3 (105)Δ

Ethnic group

Whitea, % (n)

94.7 (252)

95.2 (255)

95.3 (362)

92.9 (145)Δ

94.8 (361)

94.2 (146)Δ

Otherb, % (n)

5.3 (15)

4.9 (13)

4.7 (18)

7.1 (11)Δ

5.2 (20)

5.8 (9)Δ

Qualification

Non-degreec, % (n)

49.6 (129)

44.4 (116)

46.2 (172)

49.0 (73)Δ

45.4 (169)

51.0 (76)Δ

Degreed, % (n)

28.8 (75)

34.9 (91)

33.9 (126)

26.8 (40)Δ

33.1 (123)

28.9 (43)Δ

Othere, % (n)

21.5 (56)

20.7 (54)

19.9 (74)

24.2 (36)Δ

21.5 (80)

20.1 (30)Δ

Weightf (in kg)

Mean (SD)

100.4 (17.0)

101.2 (17.5)

100.7 (16.7)

101.3(18.9)Δ

100.4 (17.07)

102.06 (18.3)Δ

BMIf (in kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

36.1 (4.7)

36.5 (5.4)

36.2 (4.9)

36.5 (5.4)Δ

36.2 (5.04)

36.6 (5.2)Δ

Self-regulationg

Mean (SD)

2.4(.3)

2.4 (.3)

2.4 (.3)

2.4 (.3)Δ

2.4 (.36)

2.4 (.37)Δ

Automaticityh

Mean (SD)

4.4 (1.0)

4.5 (.9)

2.4 (.3)

2.4 (.3)Δ

4.5 (.9)

4.4 (1.0)Δ

  1. **p < .001 Δ p > .05
  2. aWhite British, White Irish or other White background
  3. bAfrican, other black background, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, other Asian background, White and Black Caribbean, White and Asian, other mixed background or other ethnic origin
  4. cGCSE/School certificate/O-level/CSE, Vocational qualifications or A-level or equivalent
  5. dDegree or Post-graduate degree
  6. eStill studying, other or do not wish to answer
  7. fData at baseline was available for 536 participants
  8. gSelf-regulatory skills score ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) and data at baseline was available for 513 participants
  9. hAutomaticity score ranged from 1 (disagree) to 7 (agree) and data at baseline was available for 513 participants
  10. iData at baseline and 3 months