Table 2 Predictors of attendance rate for all appointments for each patient
From: Predictors of attendance at an obesity clinic and subsequent weight change
Whole population | Attended >50% of appointments | Attended ≤50% of appointments | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 392 | 289 | 103 | - |
Age | ||||
Mean (SD) age (yrs) | 46.5 (12.8) | 46.4 (12.8) | 46.9 (13.0) | 0.74 |
< 35 years, % (n) | 19.64 (77) | 20.42 (59) | 17.48 (18) | 0.22 |
35-44 years, % (n) | 22.7 (89) | 22.84 (66) | 22.33 (23) | 0.96 |
45-54 years, % (n) | 29.08 (114) | 27.68 (80) | 33.01 (34) | 0.57 |
≥55 years, % (n) | 28.57 (112) | 29.07 (84) | 27.18 (28) | 0.85 |
Female gender, % (n) | 70.4 (276) | 68.9 (199) | 67.0 (77) | 0.26 |
Rural postcode, % (n) | 31.4 (123) | 33.2 (96) | 26.2 (27) | 0.19 |
Mean IRSD Decile (SD) | 3.69 (2.60) | 3.64 (2.55) | 3.82 (2.75) | 0.55 |
Mean weight at 1st appointment (kg) (SD) | 139.0 (31.0) | 139.7 (30.8) | 137.0 (31.6) | 0.41 |
Mean BMI at 1st appointment (SD) | 49.4 (9.0) | 49.4 (8.9) | 49.2 (9.3) | 0.86 |
Comorbidities, % (n) | ||||
Hypertension | 49.6 (194) | 49.0 (141) | 51.5 (53) | 0.66 |
High cholesterol | 30.4 (119) | 31.3 (90) | 28.2 (29) | 0.56 |
Hypothyroidism | 12.3 (48) | 11.5 (33) | 14.6 (15) | 0.41 |
OSA | 33.4 (131) | 34.0 (98) | 32.0 (33) | 0.71 |
IHD | 7.9 (31) | 8.7 (25) | 5.8 (6) | 0.36 |
Depression | 41.4 (162) | 41.7 (120) | 40.8 (42) | 0.88 |
DM | 29.4 (115) | 30.6 (88) | 26.2 (27) | 0.41 |
Mean total no. of comorbidities (SD) | 2.05 (1.53) | 2.07 (1.56) | 1.99 (1.45) | 0.67 |