Table 3.
Risk factor normalization by weight loss group, for patients with higher-risk values at baseline
| Risk factor | <5 % | 5–10 % | >10 % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N a | Percent normalized (N) | N a | Percent normalized (N) | N a | Percent normalized (N) | |
| Glucose | 15 | 26.7 % (4) | 42 | 38.1 % (16) | 57 | 52.6 % (30) |
| Triglycerides | 8 | 12.5 % (1) | 28 | 50 % (14) | 49 | 71.4 % (35) |
| Total cholesterol | 19 | 15.8 % (3) | 56 | 44.6 % (25) | 73 | 74 % (54) |
| LDL cholesterol | 4 | 50 % (2) | 10 | 70 % (7) | 18 | 77.8 % (14) |
| HDL cholesterol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Womenb | 20 | 15 % (3) | 51 | 21.6 % (11) | 56 | 7.1 % (4) |
| Men | 2 | 0 % (0) | 11 | 9.1 % (1) | 28 | 3.6 % (1) |
aNumber of patients with high baseline risk factor values on that specific risk factor who ended up losing either <5, 5–10, or >10 % of their starting weight
bNote that due to the significant weight loss group by gender interaction for HDL cholesterol, those data are presented separately by gender