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. 2015 Oct 27;15:63. doi: 10.1186/s12902-015-0059-5

Table 3.

Persistence of weight loss in SEISMIC and the LTE

SEISMIC LTE
Variable Baseline (n = 29) Week 24 (n = 29) Month 6 (n = 27) Month 18 (n = 25) Final visit (n = 29)
Weight, kg
 Mean ± SD 105.4 ± 34.3 97.2 ± 30.8 95.2 ± 32.2 96.6 ± 34.7 95.1 ± 32.9
 Change weight −8.2 ± 9.3 −10.5 ± 12.3 −11.4 ± 18.7 −10.3 ± 16.3
 % Change in weight −7.5 ± 7.1 −9.7 ± 9.7 −10.0 ± 14.4 −9.3 ± 13.4
BMI, kg/m2
 Mean ± SD 37.7 ± 11.7 34.7 ± 10.0 34.3 ± 9.7 34.0 ± 9.7 33.7 ± 9.9
BMI category, n (%)
  ≥ 30 21 (72.4) 17 (58.6) 16 (59.3) 16 (64.0) 18 (62.1)
  ≥ 40 9 (31.0) 7 (24.1) 6 (22.2) 4 (16.0) 6 (20.7)

Final visit is defined as the last post-entry observation collected during the LTE study

BMI body mass index; LTE long-term extension