Table 6.

Characteristics of weight monitoring

Weight (lbs)	n = 60		P-value
	Group I	Group II
Weight at beginning	185.1 ± 44.0	177.6 ± 49.1	0.377
Weight at 1 year	184.1 ± 42.8	175.9 ± 48.1	0.324
Change	−1.0 ± 6.7	−1.7 ± 12.7	0.713
Lost weight	33% (20)	42% (25)
No change	45% (27)	22% (13)	0.021
Gained weight	22% (13)	37% (22)
Weight at 2 years	184.4 ± 42.4	176.2 ± 49.0	0.332
Change	−0.7 ± 7.2	−1.3 ± 16.6	0.798
Lost weight	33% (20)	45% (27)
No change	44% (26)	17% (10)	0.006
Gained weight	23% (14)	38% (23)

Notes: Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or % (n); bold indicates significance.