Table 1.
Weekly change in weight and body mass index.
| Weight | BMI | Weight | BMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 31.5 ± 3.6 | 11.5 ± 0.9 | Week 1–2 | 1.3 (0.6/3.0) *** | 0.5 (0.2/1.1) *** |
| (23.5–40.1) | (9.5–13.0) | (−2.2–8.4) | (−0.8–3.4) | ||
| Week 2 | 33.4 ± 3.7 | 12.3 ± 1.1 | Week 2–3 | 0.8 ± 0.9 *** | 0.3 (0.1/0.5) *** |
| (24.0–41.5) | (9.7–15.2) | (−1.2–3.4) | (−0.5–1.4) | ||
| Week 3 | 34.2 ± 3.6 | 12.6 ± 1.1 | Week 3–4 | 0.7 ± 0.7 *** | 0.2 (0.1/0.4) *** |
| (26.0–41.5) | (9.8–15.9) | (−0.8–2.8) | (−0.4–1.2) | ||
| Week 4 | 35.0 ± 3.5 | 12.8 ± 1.1 | Week 4–5 | 0.8 (0.4/1.1) *** | 0.3 (0.1/0.5) *** |
| (26.5–42.0) | (10.0–16.1) | (−1.4–1.9) | (−0.5–0.8) | ||
| Week 5 | 35.7 ± 3.4 | 13.1 ± 1.1 | Week 1–5 | 4.0 (2.9 / 5.0) *** | 1.4 (1.1/1.9) *** |
| (27.8–43.9) | (10.0–16.9) | (−2.5–9.7) | (−0.8–4.1) |
***, p < 0.001; t-test for normally distributed data are presented as mean (SD), and for non-normally distributed data as median (25/75 percentile) using a Wilcoxon test. change; BMI: body mass index; data in parenthesis are ranges.