Table 4.

Conventional Weight Loss Outcomes

N=11a	Weight loss 3 mo, kg	Weight loss 6 mo, kg	Weight loss 9 mo, kgb	% Weight loss 3 mo	% Weight loss 6 mo	% Weight loss 9 mob
Mean	−3.54	−4.63	−5.90	3.6%	4.9%	6%
SD	4.76	6.23	7.75	.045	.068	.087

N=11a	BMI pre	BMI 3 mo	BMI 6 mo	BMI 9 mob	Body fat % pre	Body fat % 3 mo	Body fat % 6 mo	Body fat % 9 mob
Mean	33.2	31.9	31.2	31.2	43.18	39.43	39.72	39.36
SD	5.23	4.84	5.56	5.37	5.59	4.72	6.67	6.12

^aOne participant excluded from weight loss data due to surgical complications unrelated to study.

^bAll participants with complete data collection at 3- and 6-mo time points, one lost to follow-up at 9 mo (N=10).

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.