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. 2014 Jan 1;23(1):38–43. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4241

Table 4.

Weight and Body Composition Change After Three Months Among Consistent Oral Contraceptive Users by Oral Contraceptive Pill Dose

 
20 μg EE/100 μg LNG
30 μg EE/150 μg LNG
 
Variable Difference (follow-up – baseline) Difference (follow-up – baseline) p
Weight (kg)
(n=150)
−0.044±1.90
0.069±2.00
0.72
Total body water (kg)
(n=145)
0.128±1.13
0.038±1.18
0.64
Fat free mass (kg)
(n=145)
0.013±0.82
0.054±0.85
0.77
Fat mass (kg)
(n=145)
−0.046±1.61
0.054±1.60
0.71
Percent body fat
(n=145)
−0.007±1.50 0.040±1.21 0.83

Values are shown as mean±standard deviation.