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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Nov 5;23(12):2385–2397. doi: 10.1002/oby.21241

Table 5.

Change in outcomes from baseline to 6 months by weight change category at 6 months.

Weight Change Category
Participants with Weight Gain or No Weight Loss Participants with <5% Weight Loss Participants with 5% to <10% Weight Loss Participants with ≥10% Weight Loss P-value*
Body Weight change, kg
 N 30 94 121 179
 Median change (25th, 75th %-iles) 1.2 (0.4, 2.5) −2.4 (−3.5, −1.2) −6.4 (−8.0, −5.5) −13.2 (−17.8, −10.5) NA***
Fat mass, kg 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 5 (17.2%) 80 (85.1%) 120 (100%) 179 (100%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −0.9 (−1.2, −0.4) −2.2 −3.1, −1.4) −5.5 (−6.7, −4.2) −10.7 (−13.8, −8.4) <0.0001
Lean mass, kg 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 10 (34.5%) 55 (58.5%) 95 (79.2%) 166 (94.7%) <0.0001
 Median loss (25th, 75th %-iles)** −0.8 (−0.3, −0.1) −0.8 (−1.2, −0.5) −1.3 (−1.9, −0.6) −2.4 (−3.6, −1.5) <0.0001
Percent body fat, % 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 8 (27.6%) 77 (81.9%) 119 (99.2%) 179 (100%) <0.0001
 median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** -0.6 (−1.0, −0.3) −1.5 (−2.0, −0.9) −3.2 (−4.6, −2.3) −6.9 (−9.5, −5.2) <0.0001
**** Tissue percent body fat, % 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 9 (31.0%) 76 (80.9%) 119 (99.2%) 179 (100%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −0.6 (−0.9, −0.2) −1.5 (−2.1, −0.9) −3.2 (−4.7, −2.3) −6.9 (−9.7, −5.2) <0.0001
Percent lean mass, % 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 21 (72.4%) 17 (18.1%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0%) <0.0001
 Median loss (25th, 75th %-iles)** −1.0 (−1.6, −0.5) −0.6 (−1.2, −0.4) −0.4 (NA) NA 0.21
**** Tissue percent lean mass, % 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 20 (69.0%) 18 (19.2%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (10%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −1.0 (−1.6, −0.5) −0.6 (−1.3, −0.5) −0.5 (NA) NA 0.12
Bone Mass, kg 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 11 (37.9%) 47 (50.0%) 76 (63.3%) 140 (78.2%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −0.018 (−0.035, −0.008) −0.018 (−0.30, −0.009) −0.024 (−0.042, −0.011) −0.032 (−0.054, −0.017) <0.0001
Total Body Bone Mineral Density, g/cm2 29 94 120 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (51.7%) 48 (51.1%) 62 (51.7%) 70 (39.1%) 0.04
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** 0.010 (0.005, 0.020) 0.009 (0.005, 0.017) 0.006 (0.003, 0.016) 0.015 (0.008, 0.020) 0.17
Resting Heart Rate (beat per minute) 29 93 121 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 11 (37.9%) 65 (69.9%) 90 (74.4%) 149 (83.2%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −7.5 (−13.5, −3.5) −6.5 (−11.0, −4.0) −7.5 (−12.0, −4.0) −9.0 (−14.5, −4.0) 0.01
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 29 93 121 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 17 (58.6%) 60 (64.5%) 79 (65.3%) 136 (76.0%) 0.01
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −5.0 (−9.5, −1.5) −5.5 (−8.3, −3.0) −6.0 (−9.0, −2.5) −8.0 (−12.0, −4.5) 0.0001
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 29 93 121 179
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 17 (56.7%) 62 (66.0%) 83 (68.6%) 130 (72.6%) 0.05
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −5.5 (−8.3, −2.3) −4.0 (−7.0, −2.0) −5.5 (−8.2, −3.0) −6.1 (−9.5, −3.0) 0.01
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 28 91 120 177
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (53.6%) 52 (57.1%) 85 (70.8%) 151 (85.3%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −21.0 (−32.0, −6.0) −14.5 (−23.5, −8.0) −16.0 (−29.0, −8.0) −28.0 (−40.0, −15.0) <0.0001
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 28 91 120 177
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (53.6%) 48 (52.8%) 84 (70.0%) 142 (29.1%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −12.0 (−24.8, −8.0) −14.9 (−21.4, −7.9) −11.4 (−22.0, −5.9) −20.2 (−32.2, −12.0) <0.0001
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 28 91 120 177
 N with increase (% with reduction) 13 (46.4%) 42 (46.2%) 62 (51.7%) 90 (50.9%) 0.47
 Median increase (25th, 75th %-iles)** 5.4 (4.3, 7.4) 7.0 (3.6, 10.4) 4.7 (2.5, 8.0) 6.7 (2.6, 11.1) 0.84
Triglycerides (mg/dl) 28 91 120 177
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (53.6%) 46 (50.6%) 74 (61.7%) 127 (71.8%) <0.001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −16.0 (−29.0, −5.0) −18.0 (−34.0, −11.0) −17.5 (−47.0, −7.0) −48.0 (−80.0, −21.0) <0.0001
Glucose (mg/dl) 28 91 120 177
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (53.6%) 52 (57.1%) 80 (66.7%) 132 (74.6%) 0.001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −5.0 (−9.0, −3.0) −5.0 (−8.0, −3.0) −6.0 (−8.5, −4.0) −8.0 (−11.0, −4.5) <0.001
Insulin (μU/ml) 28 91 120 177
 N with reduction (% with reduction) 15 (53.6%) 52 (57.1%) 84 (70.0%) 146 (82.5%) <0.0001
 Median reduction (25th, 75th %-iles)** −2.5 (−2.9, −0.8) −3.1 (−4.7, −1.5) −3.7 (−6.4, −2.2) −5.9 (−9.0, −2.8) <0.0001
Fitness (ml/mg/min) 30 93 120 173
 N with increase (% with increase) 14 (46.7%) 70 (75.3%) 93 (77.5%) 163 (94.2%) <0.0001
 Median increase (25th, 75th %-iles)** 1.7 (0.9, 3.7) 2.8 (1.1, 4.5) 4.1 (2.1, 5.6) 6.2 (3.8, 9.2) <0.0001
*

The Cochran-Armitage trend test was used to test whether there was a trend in the proportion with a change in the outcome by the ordinal weight change variable. The Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test was used to test whether there was a trend in the magnitude of change in the outcome by the ordinal weight change variable only among those with some change.

**

Data represent that change for those designated to have a reduction or increase in the specified variable.

***

Ordinal weight change categories were created by applying clinically meaningful cut points to the continuous weight change measure.

****

Excluding bone mass.