Reported Willingness to Participate in Comprehensive Weight Loss Program, by Descriptive Characteristics
| Characteristics | Willing to Participate (%) |
|---|---|
| Overall (n = 1439) | 63.0 |
| Age (n = 1439) (P = .0073) | |
| 18–24 | 76.1 |
| 25–34 | 67.5 |
| 35–44 | 63.3 |
| 45–54 | 62.5 |
| 55–64 | 57.4 |
| ≥65 | 58.9 |
| Sex (n = 1439)* | |
| Male | 50.8 |
| Female | 67.3 |
| Race/ethnicity (n = 1413)* | |
| American Indian/Alaska native | 67.7 |
| Asian | 75.8 |
| Black or African American | 80.8 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 59.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74.3 |
| Pacific Islander and other race | 68.874.7 |
| Multiple | |
| Insurance status (n = 1382) (P = .0012) | |
| None | 65.6 |
| Private | 60.5 |
| Medicare | 54.4 |
| Medicaid | 71.6 |
| Military | 61.2 |
| Overall health (n = 1431) | |
| Excellent | 65.9 |
| Very good | 61.6 |
| Good | 61.9 |
| Fair | 66.1 |
| Poor | 60.3 |
| BMI (n = 1442) (P = .0027) | |
| Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 58.8 |
| Obese (BMI 30–39.9 kg/m2) | 62.1 |
| Extremely obese (BMI ≥40 kg/m2) | 71.2 |
| Reason for wanting to lose weight† (n = 1362) | |
| Appearance | |
| Reason listed | 57.0 |
| Reason not listed | 64.5 |
| Emotional/family (P = .0077) | |
| Reason listed | 73.8 |
| Reason not listed | 62.5 |
| Physical functioning | |
| Reason listed | 62.3 |
| Reason not listed | 64.2 |
| Medical (P = .0234) | |
| Reason listed | 65.5 |
| Reason not listed | 58.7 |
| Age | |
| Reason listed | 76.9 |
| Reason not listed | 63.5 |
The sample excludes individuals with missing data for the outcome variable (willingness to participate in comprehensive weight loss program). Sample size varies from 1454 to 1545 because of differences in missing data for each variable.
↵* P < .001.
↵† Some respondents listed more than one reason for wanting to lose weight.
BMI, body mass index.