Table 3.

Weight change after 8 weeks for BLC and SC participants using GLMM and LOCF (all analyses controlled for baseline age and gender).

		Mean (95% CI)				Effect size, Cohen’s d	P value for difference between groups
		Total (n=1334)	BLC (n=953)	SC (n=381)	Difference between groups
Primary analysis, GLMM
	Absolute (kg)	-4.6 (-4.9, -4.4)	-4.5 (-4.8, -4.2)	-5.1 (-5.5, -4.6)	-0.6 (-1.2, -0.6)	0.06	.03
	Percentage (%)	-5.3 (-5.4, -5.1)	-5.0 (-5.2. -4.7)	-6.0 (-6.4, -5.7)	-1.1 (-1.5, -0.7)	0.14	<.001
Sensitivity analysis, LOCF
	Absolute (kg)	-2.7 (-2.9, -2.6)	-2.6 (-2.9, -2.4)	-3.0 (-3.3, -2.6)	-0.3 (-0.5, -0.2)	0.09	.005
	Percentage (%)	-3.0 (-3.2, -2.8)	-2.9 (-3.1, -2.6)	-3.4 (-3.7, -3.0)	-0.5 (-0.7, -0.4)	0.15	<.001
Percentage weight change category
	Weight gain, % (n)	3.9 (52)	4.7 (45)	1.8 (7)	N/A	N/A	.02
	0% to <5%, % (n)	72.1 (962)	72.6 (692)	70.9 (270)
	5% to <10%, % (n)	20.8 (278)	20.0 (191)	22.8 (87)
	10% or more % (n)	3.2 (42)	2.6 (25)	4.5 (17)