Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 6.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2010 Jan;81(1):30–34. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.07.007

Table 2. Mean Weight Increase from baseline to end of 4/5 years follow-up according to contraceptive group.

Variable Nonusers Injectable
users
COC users Discontin
uers
P value

Weight gain (kg) Mean SD 2.8 (7.4) 6.2 (8.4) 2.3 (5.5) 2.8 (7.6) 0.02
Height gain (cm) Mean SD 2.0 (1.5) 1.9 (1.6) 1.9 (1.7) 1.8 (1.6) 0.92