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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 7.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 2;7:CD008815. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008815.pub3
Outcome or Subgroup Studies Participants Statistical Method Effect Estimate
5.1 Mean weight change (kg) at 6 months 1 142 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) −0.50 [−2.26, 1.26]
5.2 Mean weight change (kg) at 12 months 1 81 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.70 [−1.92, 3.32]
5.3 Mean percentage weight change at 6 months 1 142 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) −0.70 [−3.10, 1.70]
5.4 Mean percentage weight change at 12 months 1 81 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.00 [−3.79, 3.79]
5.5 Weight gain >= 1 kg at month 6 1 31 Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.39 [0.09, 1.67]
5.6 Weight gain >= 1 kg at month 12 1 26 Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.44 [0.08, 2.39]
5.7 Weight loss >= 1 kg at month 6 1 31 Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 9.24 [0.44, 195.69]
5.8 Weight loss >= 1 kg at month 12 1 26 Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.83 [0.15, 23.15]