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Table 2 Importance, success, and confidence ratings, and correlations with BMI, weight loss attempts, and number of health conditions

From: Support needs of patients with obesity in primary care: a practice-list survey

  

Correlations [99% confidence intervals]

 

Mean (SD)

Current BMI

No. WL attempts

No. health conditions

Importance: WL

5.09 (1.14)

0.19 [0.12 to 0.26]

0.12 [0.05 to 0.19]

.06 [−0.01 to 0.13]

Importance: WLM

5.15 (1.11)

0.18 [0.11 to 0.25]

0.11 [0.4 to 0.18]

.07 [0.0 to 0.14]

Success: WL

3.63 (1.40)

−0.07 [−0.14 to 0.0]

0.01 [−0.08 to 0.06]

−.08 [−0.15 to −0.01]

Success: WLM

2.43 (1.30)

−0.23 [−0.3 to −0.16]

−0.15 [−0.22 to −0.08]

−.06 [−0.13 to 0.01]

Confidence: WL

3.34 (1.43)

−0.15 [−0.22 to −0.08]

−0.05 [−0.12 to 0.02]

−.15 [−0.22 to −0.08]

Confidence: WLM

2.82 (1.36)

−0.23 [−0.3 to −0.16]

−0.14 [−0.21 to −0.07]

−.07 [−0.14 to 0.0]

  1. Note. 99% confidence intervals. All scales from 1 to 6. All correlations Pearson’s r. WL weight loss, WLM weight loss maintenance