Table 4 Mean weight change and rate by period of time and sex, for those who gained and lost more than 0.5 kg by the end of the academic year (N = 165)
From: Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student’s weight change
Number | Weight change (kg) | Weight change rate (kg/week) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Academic year | |||
Weight gainers | 111 | 3.46 (2.57) | 0.10 (0.07) |
Male | 30 | 4.33 (2.83) | 0.12 (0.08) |
Female | 81 | 3.13 (2.41) | 0.09 (0.07) |
Weight losers | 54 | −3.21 (2.94) | −0.09 (0.08) |
Male | 17 | −4.43 (3.36) | −0.13 (0.09) |
Female | 37 | −2.65 (2.59) | −0.08 (0.07) |
First term | |||
Weight gainers | 111 | 0.80 (2.34) | 0.08 (0.26) |
Male | 30 | 0.98 (2.60) | 0.11 (0.27) |
Female | 81 | 0.73 (2.26) | 0.07 (0.25) |
Weight losers | 54 | −1.19 (3.09) | −0.13 (0.31) |
Male | 17 | −1.70 (3.70) | −0.17 (0.38) |
Female | 37 | −0.96 (2.81) | −0.11 (0.28) |
Second term | |||
Weight gainers | 111 | 2.66 (3.15) | 0.11 (0.13) |
Male | 30 | 3.35 (3.55) | 0.13 (0.14) |
Female | 81 | 2.40 (2.97) | 0.10 (0.12) |
Weight losers | 54 | −2.02 (3.04) | −0.08 (0.12) |
Male | 17 | −2.74 (2.96) | −0.11 (0.12) |
Female | 37 | −1.69 (3.06) | −0.07 (0.13) |