TABLE 2.
Weight and body composition changes for patients who reattended the clinic (n = 172)
| Outcome | Time point | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At last follow up | Baseline to 3 months | 3–6 months | 6–9 months | 9–12 months | 12–24 months | 24–36 months | |
| Weight outcomes | |||||||
| n | 172 | 147 | 111 | 91 | 72 | 30 | 3 |
| Mean weight change, kg (SD) | −6.2 (7.4)* | −4.6 (4.5)* | −1.4 (2.9)* | −1.2 (2.7)* | −0.8 (1.9)* | −0.8 (5.6) | −3.5 (15.2) |
| Mean BMI change, kg/m2 (SD) | −2.3 (2.7)* | −1.7 (1.6)* | −0.5 (1.1)* | −0.5 (1.0)* | −0.3 (0.7)* | −0.3 (2.0) | −1.2 (5.8) |
| Mean percentage weight change, % (SD) | −6.0 (6.9)* | −4.3 (4.0) | −1.3 (2.9)* | −1.3 (2.8) | −0.9 (2.1) | −0.9 (5.5) | −4.2 (19.4) |
| Waist circumference outcome | |||||||
| n | 56 | 53 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Mean waist circumference change, cm (SD) | −6.9 (7.7)* | −3.9 (5.0)* | −2.2 (3.6)* | −1.3 (2.6)* | −1.2 (2.4)* | −5.1 (4.7) | −1.3 (N/A) |
| Body composition outcomes | |||||||
| n | 59 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| Mean SMM change, kg (SD) | −0.6 (1.2)* | −0.4 (1.0)* | −0.1 (0.9) | −0.1 (0.9) | −0.2 (0.9) | −0.6 (1.0) | N/A |
| Mean percentage SMM change, % (SD) | 0.8 (1.5)* | 0.5 (1.1)* | 0.4 (1.1)* | 0.2 (1.1) | 0.2 (1.0) | −0.1 (1.1) | N/A |
| Mean FM change, kg (SD) | −3.7 (5.4)* | −2.5 (3.6)* | −1.5 (3.0)* | −0.7 (2.7) | −0.8 (2.2)* | −0.9 (4.0) | N/A |
| Mean percentage FM change, % (SD) | −1.4 (3.2)* | −0.9 (2.6)* | −0.8 (2.4)* | −0.2 (2.5) | −0.4 (2.3) | −0.5 (3.2) | N/A |
Note: *p value <.05 against baseline.
Abbreviations: FM, fat mass; N/A, not applicable; SMM, skeletal muscle mass.