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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Res Clin Pract. 2008 Dec;2(4):277–281. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2008.09.002

Table 2.

Relationship between body weight measurements obtained in weight loss study and routine clinical care at 6 and 12 months.

Month 6 study completers (n = 238) Month 12 study completers (n = 224)
EMR* weight available, n (%) 143 (60%) 142 (63%)
Study vs. EMR weight
Study weight, kg: mean (s.d.) ‡ 100.9 (18.2) 101.3 (19.7)
EMR weight, kg: mean (s.d.) 101.0 (18.3) 101.2 (19.5)
Difference, kg: mean (s.d.) −0.2 (4.8) 0.1 (2.4)
Correlation 0.96 0.99
Study vs. EMR weight change from baseline study weight
Study weight, kg: mean (s.d.) −2.5 (6.4) −2.7 (8.6)
EMR weight, kg: mean (s.d.) −2.3 (7.3) −2.9 (8.2)
Difference, kg: mean (s.d.) −0.2 (4.8) 0.1 (2.4)
Correlation 0.76 0.96
*

EMR = electronic medical record;

kg = kilograms;

s.d.= standard deviation.