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. 2021 Jul 23;45(11):2432–2438. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00915-1

Table 2.

Primary, secondary and exploratory outcomes by group.

Change from baseline (mean ± SD) Treatment difference
Total diet replacement n Usual care n Adjusted difference (95% CI) p value
3 years
Weight (kg)a −6.3 ± 9.1 96 −2.7 ± 7.7 83 −3.3 (−5.2, −1.5) <0.001
Lost ≥5% weight n (%)b 44 (45.8) 96 29 (34.9) 83 OR; 1.5 (0.8, 2.8) 0.202
Lost at least ≥10% weight n (%)b 23 (24.0) 96 11 (13.3) 83 OR; 1.9 (0.8, 4.2) 0.126
Fat mass (kg)b −4.9 ± 10.1 76 −1.9 ± 6.7 69 −2.4 (−4.4; −0.5) 0.016
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)b −4.3 ± 16.4 77 0.0 ± 15.0 68 −3.7 (−7.4; 0.1) 0.057
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)b −1.2 ± 9.9 77 3.8 ± 10.9 68 −3.3 (−6.2; −0.4) 0.024
HbA1c (mmol/mol)b 3.1 ± 9.8 71 −0.8 ± 6.4 61 1.9 (−0.7; 4.5) 0.152
QRISK2 (%)b 0.98 ± 2.77 57 1.46 ± 2.15 50 −0.37 (−0.96; 0.22) 0.222
Waist circumference (cm)c −10.5 ± 9.1 77 −5.5 ± 7.3 70 −3.5 (−5.7; −1.4) 0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)c −0.5 ± 1.8 59 0.1 ± 1.3 47 −0.4 (−0.8; −0.1) 0.396
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)c −20.6 ± 35.1 49 −25.3 ± 110.2 44 −1.7 (−17.7; −14.4) 0.839
HOMA- IRc −0.4 ± 0.7 47 −0.5 ± 1.7 41 0.00 (−0.3;−0.3) 0.997
HOMA β (%)c −17.9 ± 35.7 47 −17.1 ± 84.3 41 −4.2 (−17.7; 9.2) 0.537
HOMA S (%)c 28.4 ± 58.6 47 20.2 ± 35.2 41 4.9 (−12.7; 22.5) 0.586
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)c −0.1 ± 0.8 69 −0.2 ± 0.9 61 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4) 0.264
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)c 0.1 ± 0.3 69 0.1 ± 0.2 61 0.00 (−0.1; 0.1) 0.969
LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)b −0.1 ± 0.7 61 −0.2 ± 0.7 56 0.1 (−0.10; 0.34) 0.295
Triglycerides (mmol/L)c −0.2 ± 0.6 63 −0.1 ± 0.9 58 −0.1 (−0.4; −0.1) 0.394
Quality of Life:
 EQ-5D (Index)c 0.00 ± 0.17 67 0.02 ± 0.016 70 −0.02 (−0.07; 0.03) 0.419
 EQ-5D (VAS)c 6.6 ± 19.9 79 22.6 ± 115.1 70 −18.0 (32.2; 3.8) 0.013
 OWL-QOLc 9.5 ± 16.2 77 8.1 ± 14.7 70 1.1 (−4.2; 6.5) 0.674

aPrimary outcome.

bSecondary outcome.

cExploratory outcome.