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Table 3 Top ranked and ranked within top three reasons for wanting to lose weight in normal weight, overweight and obese general practice patients intending to change weight in next six months

From: A cross-sectional study assessing Australian general practice patients’ intention, reasons and preferences for assistance with losing weight

Reason for intending to lose weight

Normal weight (n = 176)*

Overweight (n = 299)*

Obese (n = 253)*

Top reason

Within top 3 reasons

Top reason

Within top 3 reasons

Top reason

Within top 3 reasons

n(%)

[95% CI]

n (%)

[95% CI]

n (%)

[95% CI]

n (%)

[95% CI]

n(%)

[95% CI]

n(%)

[95% CI]

Health

66 (38)

[30, 46]

76 (43)

[35, 52]

168 (57)

[49, 64]

204 (69)

[62, 75]

182 (72)

[65, 79]

208 (83)

[75, 89]

Achieve ideal weight

23 (13)

[9.2, 18]

83 (47)

[40, 54]

36 (12)

[8.2, 17]

130 (43)

[37, 51]

15 (5.9)

[4.0, 8.8]

119 (47)

[40, 54]

Increase fitness

24 (14)

[10], [18]

83 (47)

[38, 56]

30 (10)

[6.5, 15]

118 (40)

[33, 48]

16 (6.3)

[3.1, 12]

106 (42)

[39, 46]

Improve appearance

33 (19)

[14, 25]

79 (45)

[38, 52]

24 (8.0)

[5.1, 12]

62 (25)

[27, 37]

9 (3.6)

[1.7, 7.2]

62 (25)

[18], [32]

Feel better

2 (1.1)

[0.3, 4.8]

11 (6.3)

[2.5, 15]

13 (4.4)

[2.1, 8.9]

49 (16)

[11, 25]

20 (7.9)

[5.3, 12]

97 (38)

[31, 47]

Currently overweight

13 (7.4)

[3.5, 15]

49 (28)

[21, 36]

16 (5.4)

[2.9, 9.6]

46 (15)

[11, 20]

3 (1.2)

[0.4, 3.3]

28 (11)

[6.8, 17]

Fit into old clothes

3 (1.7)

[0.5, 5.3]

29 (16)

[11, 24]

7 (2.3)

[1.0. 5.4]

34 (11)

[7.7, 16]

2 (0.8)

[0.2, 3.2]

15 (5.9)

[2.8, 12]

Increase confidence

12 (6.8)

[4.2, 11]

37 (21)

[16, 26]

4 (1.3)

[5.1, 12]

35 (12)

[7.5, 18]

4 (1.6)

[1.7, 7.2]

29 (11)

[8.0, 16]

  1. *Not equal to total intending to lose weight due to incomplete surveys.