Table 4 Reasons for withdrawal from the diet
|
| Group |
Dissatisfied with randomisation
|
Could not tolerate diet
|
Dissatisfied with weight loss
|
Non-compliant or lost to follow-up
|
Socioeconomic
|
Pregnancy
|
Total (% of initial cohort)
|
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
M
|
F
|
Atkins diet
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
—
|
0
|
2 (13)
|
15 (36)
|
Weight Watchers
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
—
|
0
|
2 (13)
|
9 (21)
|
Slim-Fast
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
—
|
1
|
5 (29)
|
12 (29)
|
Rosemary Conley
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
—
|
0
|
6 (40)
|
11 (26)
|
Controls
|
2
|
12
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
—
|
0
|
5 (33)
|
16 (35)
|
Total
|
4
|
16
|
2
|
15
|
1
|
6
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
14
|
|
1
|
20 (25)
|
63 (29)
|
|
M=male, F=female.