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. 2012 Aug 28;37(6):828–834. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.139

Table 2. Mean weight loss (kg) between baseline and month 12 per participant, treatment group and country (using LOCF, and completers only).

  CP Mean s.d. SC s.d. N   P
  Mean     Mean     Coefficientb  
Australia
 LOCF −6.21 6.53 120 −2.72 4.93 123 −3.49 <0.0001
 CCa −7.75 6.48 78 −4.20 5.11 63 −3.55 0.001
                 
United Kingdom
 LOCF −4.91 5.10 91 −1.73 3.13 87 −3.18 <0.0001
 CCa −7.52 5.28 27 −4.46 3.97 17 −3.06 0.047
                 
Germany
 LOCF −3.84 6.58 107 −2.31 4.35 131 −1.53 0.033
 CCa −5.40 7.01 71 −2.71 5.00 88 −2.69 0.005

Abbreviations: CP, commercial provider; LOCF, last-observation carried forward; SC, standard care.

a

Complete case.

b

Coefficient is the change in weight (kg) for CP compared with SC.