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Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Feb;27(2):219–226. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.802227

Table 2.

Changes in body composition measurements by response strata

		Response group
Variable	Time	HR (n=8)	LR (n=25)	NR (n=11)
Weight (kg)	Baseline	139.7±14.0	117.5±4.7	122.4±6.3
	Post	127.0±13.7^**	113.9±4.7^**	125.4±6.2^**
BMI (kg/m²)	Baseline	47.4±3.3	42.4±1.1	46.4±2.2
	Post	43.0±3.4^**	41.1±1.1^**	47.8±2.2^**
Leptin (nM)	Baseline	3.82±0.2	3.39±0.3	3.28±0.5
	Post	2.13±0.2^**^a	2.41±0.2^**^b	3.45±0.3
DEXA^b
Total tissue mass (kg)	Baseline	109.0±4.9	103.1±2.3	107.4±3.7
	Post	93.3±4.9^**	100.6±2.3^**	109.3±3.7^*
Fat mass (kg)	Baseline	57.5±4.3	54.9±2.0	56.9±3.1
	Post	52.6±4.1	52.3±2.0^c	60.0±3.1

All values expressed as mean±s.e.m.

^**

P<0.01,

^*

P<0.05 from baseline to post-treatment within response group.

^a

P<0.01.

^b

Response group sample size for DEXA variable: high (n=4), low (n=20), non (n=9).

^c

P<0.05 from nonresponse group at same time point.