Table 4.

Body Weight Changes

Type	Body weight (% of ideal weight)			Weight loss
	Initial	Discharged	Long-term
Non-obese NIDDM
Success group
Short-term	150.4 ± 8.1*	103.1 ± 7.9		2.2 ± 1.8$
Long-term	106.0 ± 7.4**	105.0 ± 7.6	103.0 ± 8.5	3.0 ± 2.7$$
Failure group
Short-term	103.3 ± 7.6*	102.0 ± 7.4		1.4 ± 1.2$
Long-term	104.6 ± 8.7**	103.2 ± 7.9	103.1 ± 9.1	1.5 ± 1.3$$
Obese NIDDM
Success group
Short-term	128.9 ± 9.4#	124.0 ± 9.4		4.5 ± 2.8&
Long-term	130.3 ± 10.5##	124.9 ± 10.2	120.3 ± 11.9	10.4 ± 4.6&&
Failure group
Short-term	131.1 ± 7.4#	125.0 ± 9.2		5.9 ± 2.1&
Long-term	127.0 ± 82##	128.3 ± 12.3	120.0 ± 6.2	6.8 ± 0.6&&

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