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. 2015 Aug 26;23(9):1771–1777. doi: 10.1002/oby.21157

TABLE 3.

Variation of body composition between first and last consultation in the overall population and the three groups

Overall (n = 14,256)
F group (n = 6,189)
UM group (n = 3,473)
SM group (n = 3,488)
Nmiss Mean SD Nmiss Mean SD Nmiss Mean SD Nmiss Mean SD Crude P1 Adjusted P2
FM, kg 0 32.74 9.09 0 30.99a 8.59 0 32.54b 8.63 0 36.03c 9.51 <0.001 <0.001
FM, % 0 38.32 6.74 0 36.98 7.01 0 38.52 6.16 0 40.53 6.2 <0.001 <0.001
FFM, kg 0 50.59 8.96 0 50.09a 8.89 0 50.57a 8.94 0 51.52a 9.05 <0.001 0.3130
FM/FFM ratio 0 0.65 0.15 0 0.62a 0.15 0 0.65b 0.15 0 0.70c 0.15 <0.001 <0.001
FM variation, kg 0 −2.9 6.38 0 0.45 4.29 0 −2.7 4.89 0 −9.05 6.26 <0.001 <0.001
FM variation, % 0 −7.81 18.3 0 1.92 14.83 0 −8.21 14.7 0 −24.69 14.3 <0.001 <0.001
Contribution of adiposity in the weight loss 3,850 84.67 116.6 3016 99.32 176.37 722 79.54 89.2 112 75.07 37.73 <0.001 <0.001

Mean values with different superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).

1

GLM tests.

2

GLM tests adjusted for age, gender, year of recruitment and BMI level at inclusion. F: failure group; SM: successful maintenance group; UM: unsuccessful maintenance group.