Table 4.

Weight and BMI Values for Patients in Both Study Groups at the 2 Time Points

		Weight (Kgs***)			BMI (kgs/m2****)
		mean	(SEM)	p-value	mean	(SEM)	p-value
Treatment	Baseline	52.29	(2.70)		19.06	(0.86)
	Follow up	50.89	(2.64)	0.137*	18.56	(0.86)	0.134*
	Variation	-1.40	(0.89)		-0.50	(0.31)
Control	Baseline	54.25	(2.83)	0.145*	19.51	(0.72)
	Follow up	53.13	(3.21)		19.07	(0.84)	0.113*
	Variation	-1.12	(0.73)	0.810**	-0.44	(0.26)	0.886**

* p values for the comparison between baseline and follow up at same group; ** p values for the comparison between the variations in the Treatment and Control groups; ***kgs, kilograms; **** kgs/m², kilograms per meter square