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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by intervention group

From: Greater improvements in diet quality among overweight participants following a group-based commercial weight loss programme than those receiving support to lose weight in primary care

 

CP

SC

N

% or mean

(SD)

N

% or mean

(SD)

 

255

  

249

  

Female

229

90%

 

213

86%

 

Male

26

10%

 

36

14%

 

Age, years

255

47.0

(13.2)

249

47.9

(11.81)

Weight, kg

255

86.2

(11.5)

249

85.9

(11.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

255

31.8

(2.6)

249

31.5

(2.4)

Country

 UK

120

47%

 

116

47%

 

 Australia

135

53%

 

133

53%

 

Pedometer steps

255

7821

(3546)

249

8199

(3298)

Total energy, kJ/d

239

7573

(2138)

228

7417

(1950)

Total fat, g/d

239

69.1

(24.5)

228

67.1

(22.8)

Saturated fat, g/d

239

26.8

(10.7)

228

25.3

(9.8)

Carbohydrates, g/d

239

206.9

(64.1)

228

200.4

(61.2)

Sugar, g/d

239

88.3

(38.0)

228

88.2

(37.5)

Protein, g/d

239

76

(21.2)

228

75.7

(19.6)

Energy density, MJ/g

239

7.39

(1.50)

228

7.11

(1.58)

Fibre density, g/MJ

239

1.86

(0.55)

228

1.98

(0.69)

Fat density, g/MJ

239

9.0

(1.4)

228

9.0

(1.5)

Saturated fat density, g/MJ

239

3.5

(0.79)

228

3.4

(0.79)

Protein density, g/MJ

239

10.2

(2.1)

228

10.4

(2.1)

Carbohydrate density, g/MJ

239

27.5

(4.0)

228

27.1

(4.4)

Sugar density, g/MJ

239

11.6

(3.8)

228

11.9

(3.9)