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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Dec 1;171(12):1151–1159. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2960

Table 3.

Between-Group Difference in Percentage of Children Achieving Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss Target (Month 0 to Month 12)a

Comparison Percentage Point Difference (95% Cl) P Value Number Needed to Treat
HIGH vs CONTROL 34 (16 to 51) <.001 2.94
LOW vs CONTROL 16 (−3 to 35) .10 6.25
HIGH vs LOW 18 (1 to 34) .03 5.56

Abbreviations: CONTROL, weight management education condition; HIGH, 32 sessions of enhanced social facilitation maintenance; LOW, 16 sessions of enhanced social facilitation maintenance.

a

Defined as greater than or equal to 9-unit reduction in percentage overweight from baseline.