Table 1.
Mean (SD) baseline characteristics and weight loss of patients who were randomised to control, milk only, and milk plus diets. Results shown for all randomised patients (intention to treat analysis) and for those completing trial
| Group | Control
|
Milk only
|
Milk plus
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randomised (n=14) | Completed (n=9) | Randomised (n=14) | Completed (n=11) | Randomised | Completed (n=11) | |||
| (n=17) | ||||||||
| Sex (M/F) | 3/11 | 1/8 | 3/11 | 2/9 | 4/13 | 3/8 | ||
| Age (years) | 39.5 (13.9) | 38.1 (15.0) | 45.2 (14.8) | 46.0 (14.3) | 41.1 (11.5) | 41.4 (13.4) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 122 (38) | 118 (33) | 116 (17) | 114 (17) | 129 (26) | 127 (28) | ||
| Body mass index | 43.0 (9.2) | 41.4 (9.0) | 43.1 (7.7) | 42.6 (8.1) | 46.6 (9.1) | 44.9 (9.3) | ||
| Weight loss at 4 weeks (kg) | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 0.9 (2.7) | 1.4 (3.4) | 6.4 (3.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | 2.8 (3.3) | 4.3 (3.2) | ||
| Range | −3.7 to 7.9 | −3.7 to 7.9 | 0.0 to 11.5 | 3.3 to 11.5 | −0.7 to 10.5 | −0.7 to 10.5 | ||
| Weight loss at 16 weeks (kg) | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.7 (3.5) | 2.6 (4.1) | 9.4 (6.1) | 11.2 (5.2) | 7.0 (8.4) | 8.2 (7.4) | ||
| Range | −0.9 to 10.7 | −0.9 to 10.7 | −0.4 to 18.6 | −0.4 to 18.6 | 0.0 to 25.6 | −0.7 to 24.5 | ||