Table 3. Overall weight loss/gain by site for men and women (means ±  standard deviation).

		Ghana	RSA	Jamaica	Seychelles	USA
Men (N = 874)	Weight loss	N = 51	N = 75	N = 74	N = 68	N = 75
		−2.42 ± 1.87	−3.21 ± 2.74	−2.90 ± 3.03	−3.64 ± 5.17	−4.44 ± 4.56
	Weight gain	N = 72	N = 85	N = 71	N = 105	N = 79
		3.21 ± 2.36	4.49 ± 3.50	3.55 ± 2.78	3.88 ± 3.43	4.47 ± 4.39
Women (N = 1, 048)	Weight loss	N = 57	N = 81	N = 78	N = 44	N = 77
		−2.86 ± 2.07	−4.57 ± 3.33	−3.43 ± 2.79	−2.96 ± 2.31	−5.87 ± 5.58
	Weight gain	N = 146	N = 137	N = 81	N = 148	N = 101
		4.04 ± 3.17	6.37 ± 5.28	3.06 ± 1.85	4.27 ± 3.46	4.65 ± 3.66