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Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis for pre-treatment variables predicting drop-out from obesity treatment

From: Is drop-out from obesity treatment a predictable and preventable event?

 

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Age at first dieting attempt

0.95

0.90 − 1.01

0.096

Sex (males vs. female)

0.26

0.04 − 1.61

0.149

Diastolic blood pressure

0.98

0.93 − 1.04

0.553

%BF skinfold thickness

0.84

0.72 − 0.98

0.030

SCL-90 anger-hostility subscale

4.61

1.26 − 16.85

0.021

  1. %BF: percentage body fat.