Table III.

The effect of three limb length groups on outcomes over 12 months follow-up

Variable	%EWL		ΔBMI
	Mean difference|| (95% CI)	P-value	Mean difference (95% CI)	P-value
Limb length group:
Group 1†	–1.05 (–5.3, 3.19)	0.625	–0.37 (–1.28, 0.53)	0.42
Group 2‡	2.85 (–2.01, 7.71)	0.25	0.2 (–0.8, 1.2)	0.68
Group 3§	–		–
Time	5.13 (4.92, 5.34)	< 0.001	1.04 (0.99, 1.08)	< 0.001
Baseline BMI (< 50 vs. ≥ 50)	6.85 (3.83, 9.88)	< 0.001	–2.65 (–3.41, –1.88)	< 0.001

^†BPL – 50 cm and AL – 150 cm

^‡BPL – 150 cm and AL – 50 cm

^§BPL – 100 cm and AL – 100 cm

^||If 95% confidence interval excludes the value of 0 it is statistically significant.