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Table 1 Summary of patient characteristics, stratified by patients with weight loss vs no weight loss

From: Covariate dependent Markov chains constructed with gradient boost modeling can effectively generate long-term predictions of obesity trends

 

All patients

Lost weight

Gained or maintained weight

P-value

Total patients (N)

6146 (1)

2411 (0.39)

3735 (0.61)

N/A

Age; mean (SD)

58.39 (12.94)

62.01 (12.85)

56.05 (12.45)

P < 0.001

Gender male; count (%)

3024 (0.49)

1376 (0.57)

1648 (0.44)

P < 0.001

Gender female; count (%)

3122 (0.51)

1035 (0.43)

2087 (0.56)

Race white; count (%)

2252 (0.37)

943 (0.39)

1309 (0.35)

P < 0.001

Race other; count (%)

262 (0.04)

113 (0.05)

149 (0.04)

Race hispanic; count (%)

1257 (0.2)

462 (0.19)

795 (0.21)

Race black; count (%)

1636 (0.27)

609 (0.25)

1027 (0.27)

Race asian; count (%)

739 (0.12)

284 (0.12)

455 (0.12)

Income_poverty_ratio; mean (sd)

2.7 (1.63)

2.59 (1.61)

2.77 (1.64)

p = 0.53

BMXWT—weight (kg); mean (SD)

83.67 (22.04)

76.89 (18.94)

88.04 (22.79)

P < 0.001

weight_change; mean (SD)

3.27 (14.97)

− 9.71 (10.39)

11.64 (10.96)

P < 0.001

BMXBMI—body mass index (kg/m**2); Mean (SD)

30.16 (7.15)

27.58 (5.96)

31.82 (7.36)

P < 0.001

Direct HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL); Mean (SD)

53.99 (16.34)

56.22 (17.36)

52.56 (15.48)

P < 0.001

LDL-cholesterol, friedewald (mg/dL); Mean (SD)

110.89 (37.05)

105.63 (36.74)

114.41 (36.84)

P < 0.001

Cholesterol, refrigerated serum (mg/dL); Mean (SD)

189.64 (41.88)

184.65 (43.57)

192.86 (40.44)

P < 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dL); mean (SD)

114.94 (97.1)

105.21 (76.42)

121.43 (108.26)

P < 0.001

Albumin, urine (mg/L); mean (SD)

60.16 (367.89)

82.35 (490.35)

45.95 (259.97)

P < 0.001

Creatinine, urine (mg/dL); mean (SD)

121.99 (80.62)

116.61 (77.26)

125.44 (82.52)

P < 0.001

Albumin creatinine ratio (mg/g); mean (SD)

61.17 (396.2)

83.55 (517.76)

46.85 (292.24)

P < 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL); mean (SD)

189.33 (41.85)

184.25 (43.52)

192.6 (40.41)

P < 0.001

Platelet count (1000 cells/uL); mean (SD)

241.76 (65.7)

234.72 (67.21)

246.32 (64.3)

P < 0.001

Insulin (pmol/L); mean (SD)

90.79 (150.55)

75.21 (129.96)

101.13 (161.99)

P < 0.001

Iron frozen, serum (ug/dL); mean (SD)

85.5 (34.49)

86.85 (35.02)

84.62 (34.12)

P < 0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL); mean (SD)

117.65 (40.76)

121.14 (46.42)

115.32 (36.34)

P < 0.001

Albumin, refrigerated serum (g/dL); mean (SD)

4.03 (0.33)

4.04 (0.34)

4.02 (0.32)

P < 0.001

Glucose, refrigerated serum (mg/dL); mean (SD)

106.12 (40.39)

110 (48.29)

103.61 (34.14)

P < 0.001

Phosphorus (mg/dL); mean (SD)

3.55 (0.53)

3.58 (0.55)

3.52 (0.51)

P < 0.001

Uric acid (mg/dL); mean (SD)

5.48 (1.48)

5.39 (1.49)

5.54 (1.48)

P < 0.001

SMDANY—used any tobacco product last 5 days?; Mean (SD)

1249 (0.2)

565 (0.23)

684 (0.18)

P < 0.001