Table 3:
< 5% Weight loss n (%) |
≥ 5% Weight loss n (%) |
P value** | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Function Status at 6 months* |
N = 55 | N = 28 | N = 83 | |
Improved | 10 (18.2) | 14 (50.0) | 0.004 | 24 (28.9) |
Stable | 32 (58.2) | 13 (46.4) | 45 (54.2) | |
Worsened | 13 (23.6) | 1 (3.6) | 14 (16.9) | |
Physical Function Status at 12 months* |
N = 43 | N = 25 | N = 68 | |
Improved | 7 (16.3) | 10 (40.0) | 0.05 | 17 (25.0) |
Stable | 27 (62.8) | 13 (52.0) | 40 (58.8) | |
Worsened | 9 (20.9) | 2 (8.0) | 11 (16.2) |
Participants were grouped into 3 categories based on changes in NIH PROMIS Version 1.0 Short Form physical function: Improved (score increase of 5 or more), Stable (score change of less than 5) and Worsened (score decrease of 5 or more)
P value for Fisher’s exact test for differences in the distribution of change in physical function at 6 months and 12 months between groups defined according to weight loss