Table 3.
Clinical Relevance of Weight Change Among Internet Groups at Study Completion
| Study | Average baseline weight (kg) |
Average weight loss using intent to treat data (kg) |
Weight loss based on intent to treat data (%) |
Average weight loss using completer data (kg) |
Weight loss based on completer data (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett | 101 | 2.3 | 2.3% | 2.7 | 2.7% |
| Cussler* | 84.6 | 4.9 | 5.8% | 4.6 | 5.4% |
| Gold | 90.2 | 2.6 | 2.9% | 3.4 | 3.8% |
| Harvey-Berino* | 91.1 | 4.7 | 5.2% | 7.6 | 8.3% |
| Hunter** | 87.4 | 1.3 | 1.5% | ||
| McConnon** | 97.5 | 1.3 | 1.3% | ||
| Rothert** | 92.2 | 2.8 | 3.0% | ||
| Tate | 77.4 | 2.9 | 3.7% | 4.1 | 5.3% |
| Womble | 93.4 | 0.8 | 0.9% | 1.9 | 2.0% |
Weight maintenance studies; reported data is from before the intervention until end of follow up
Intent to treat data was not provided
This table summarizes the weight loss in kilograms and in terms of percentage body weight for the internet intervention groups only.