Table 5 Longitudinal mean weight change and rate, comparing the first term and second term weight change to final academic year weight change, for those who gained and lost weight over specific periods
From: Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of first year university student’s weight change
Period weight change >0.5 kg | Full year weight change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Weight change (kg) | Weight change rate (kg/week) | Weight change (kg) | Weight change rate (kg/week) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
First term weight change > 0.5 kg | Academic year weight change | ||||
First term | |||||
Weight gainers | 82 | 2.42 (1.83) | 0.26 (0.20) | 2.33 (3.32) | 0.068 (0.10) |
Male | 24 | 2.61 (1.50) | 0.29 (0.16) | 2.35 (3.32) | 0.068 (0.10) |
Female | 57 | 2.34 (1.95) | 0.25 (0.21) | 2.32 (3.35) | 0.068 (0.01) |
Weight losers | 65 | −2.84 (2.13) | −0.30 (0.22) | −0.63 (3.97) | −0.018 (0.11) |
Male | 21 | −3.50 (2.43) | −0.37 (0.25) | −1.34 (4.91) | −0.037 (0.14) |
Female | 44 | −2.52 (1.92) | −0.27 (0.20) | −0.30 (3.45) | −0.008 (0.01) |
Second term weight change > 0.5 kg | Academic year weight change | ||||
Second term | |||||
Weight gainers | 105 | 3.50 (2.69) | 0.14 (0.11) | 2.98 (3.09) | 0.085 (0.09) |
Male | 30 | 4.19 (2.06) | 0.17 (0.12) | 3.81 (3.37) | 0.110 (0.09) |
Female | 74 | 3.22 (2.54) | 0.13 (0.11) | 2.65 (2.93) | 0.076 (0.08) |
Weight losers | 56 | −3.05 (2.44) | −0.13 (0.10) | −2.04 (3.65) | −0.058 (0.10) |
Male | 20 | −3.19 (2.28) | −0.13 (0.10) | −2.99 (3.92) | −0.084 (0.11) |
Female | 36 | −2.98 (2.55) | −0.12 (0.10) | −1.50 (3.44) | −0.043 (0.10) |