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Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Sep 9;30(10):1593–1603.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.06.020

Table 4.

Pooled Analysis of Weight Loss after Bariatric LGA Embolization

First Author (Reference)	Absolute Weight Loss						Percentage Weight Loss
First Author (Reference)	Mean, kg	95% CI Lower Limit	95% CI Upper Limit	SE	Z	P	Mean, %	95% CI Lower Limit	95% CI Upper Limit	SE	Z	P
Weiss (21)	7.62	4.16	11.08	1.76	4.32	< .001	5.96	3.30	8.62	1.36	4.40	< .001
Elens (20)	8.00	4.94	11.03	1.54	5.18	< .001	10.00	6.22	13.78	1.93	5.18	< .001
Pirlet (23)	13.00	0.41	25.60	6.42	2.02	.043	4.77	0.15	9.39	2.36	2.02	.043
Bai (14)	12.90	0.05	25.75	6.56	1.97	.049	12.64	0.04	25.24	6.43	1.97	.049
Syed (17)	9.19	2.38	16.04	3.47	2.64	.008	8.52	0.93	16.10	3.87	2.20	.028
Kipshidze (16)	22.00	9.36	34.64	6.45	3.41	.001	17.19	7.31	27.07	5.04	3.41	.001
Pooled result	8.85	6.43	11.28	1.24	7.15	< .001	8.11	5.23	10.98	1.46	5.53	< .001

CI = confidence interval; LGA = left gastric artery.