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. 2011 Jun 20;4:229–243. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S19197

Table 6.

Predictors of weight loss and maintenance in patients treated with topiramate

Author, year Predictors
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.