Table 6.
Predictors of weight loss and maintenance in patients treated with topiramate
Author, year | Predictors | |
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Demographic and anthropometric factors | Alberici et al77 | ntPWL: gender; initial BMI |
Theisen et al74 | PPWL: high initial BMI | |
Ben-Menachem et al75 | PPWL: high initial BMI | |
Klein et al76 | PPWL: high initial BMI and body fat | |
Eating behavior | Klein et al76 | PPWL: reduction in hunger at 3 months |
Abbreviations: ntPWL, not predictor of weight loss; PPWL, positive predictor of weight loss.