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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2013 Mar 18;88(4):503–508. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.03.004

Table 2.

Weight change (kg) at 12 months by contraceptive method for all women and stratified by race

n Mean Standard Deviation Median Minimum Maximum p-value*

All Women
ENG implant 130 2.12 6.65 1.59 −16.33 32.66 0.01
LNG-IUS 130 1.03 5.33 0.91 −15.88 19.05 0.25
DMPA 67 2.20 4.85 1.81 −7.71 21.77 0.02
Copper IUD 100 0.16 5.06 0.00 −16.33 16.33 Ref

Black Race
ENG implant 79 2.6 7.1 1.8 −16.3 32.7 0.13
LNG-IUS 76 2.0 5.5 1.4 −15.9 19.1 0.31
DMPA 47 2.3 4.4 1.8 −7.3 15.9 0.26
Copper IUD 33 0.7 6.8 0.9 −16.3 16.3 Ref

White/Other Race
ENG implant 51 1.4 5.9 0 −6.4 17.7 0.12
LNG-IUS 54 −0.3 4.9 −0.2 −13.6 14.1 0.83
DMPA 20 2.0 6.0 1.4 −7.7 21.8 0.10
Copper IUD 67 −0.1 4.0 0.0 −10.4 10.9 Ref
*

p-values calculated using linear regression with copper IUD as referent group

ENG – etonogestrel; LNG-IUS – levonorgestrel intrauterine system; DMPA – depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; IUD – intrauterine device