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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Feb 16;30(3):743–750. doi: 10.1002/oby.23368

Table 3.

Effects of Medications on BMI

Effect DF Den
DF		 F
Value		 Pr > F
Age,mos 1 1012 17.86 <.0001
AlphaAgonists 1 1012 1.46 0.2270
Antipsychotics 1 1012 17.24 <.0001 graphic file with name nihms-1985121-t0003.jpg
Anxiolytic 1 1012 0.02 0.9019
Mood Stabilizers 1 1012 2.90 0.0887
Non-SSRI AntiDepressants 1 1012 0.00 0.9495
SSRIs 1 1012 0.87 0.3512
Seizure Medications 1 1012 4.93 0.0266
Stimulants 1 1012 23.10 <.0001

Those using Antipsychotics had higher BMI Z-scores (Diff = 0.1977, p <.0001) while people taking Seizure medications (Diff = −0.2087, p = 0.0266) or Stimulants had lower BMI Z-scores (Diff = −0.2168, p<.0001) than those not taking medications, adjusting for age and the effects of other medications