Table 2

Participant coaching session and lesson attendance at 12 months summarized using mean (SD) and percentages

Coach–participant interactionsAll participants*Highly engaged†Minimally engaged‡P valueWL <5%WL 5% to <7%WL 7% to <10%WL ≥10%P value
n1355 (100%)640 (47%)715 (53%)771 (57%)161 (12%)163 (12%)260 (19%)
Lesson attendance17.1 (9.2)25.5 (4.4)9.5 (4.8)<0.00115.7 (8.9)18.4 (8.6)21.1 (8.5)22.0 (8.7)<0.001
Coaching session attendance1.3 (0.5)1.5 (0.5)1.2 (0.4)<0.0011.3 (0.5)1.4 (0.5)1.5 (0.5)1.4 (0.5)<0.001
Having initial session before week 535.2%36.4%34.1%0.001*34.3%37.3%34.7%37.7%0.663
  • *All participants: any participant enrolled in Livongo DPP who attended lesson 1 and provided a starting weight.

  • †Highly engaged participants: participants who met the CDC high-engagement criteria by completing nine lessons within months 1–6 of the program and three lessons within months 7–12 of the program with a minimum of 9 months between first and final lessons completed.21

  • ‡Minimally engaged participants: all participants not meeting the CDC high-engagement criteria.21

  • CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DPP, diabetes prevention program; WL, weight loss.