TABLE 3.

Multiple regression analysis to assess baseline predictors of body weight loss.

Panel A	B	S.E.	Beta	p
Age	–4.43E-5	0.003	-0.002	0.987
Male sex	0.066	0.064	0.230	0.316
Baseline W/H ratio	0.675	0.414	0.340	0.115
Baseline body Weight (kg)	0.002	0.002	0.171	0.336
Baseline FGF21#	–0.199	0.075	-0.410	0.012
Panel B	B	S.E.	Beta	p
Age	0.001	0.003	0.060	0.700
Male sex	0.135	0.050	0.472	0.011
Baseline body Weight (kg)	0.001	0.002	0.099	0.573
Baseline FGF21#	–0.198	0.077	-0.407	0.015
Panel C	B	S.E.	Beta	p
Age (years)	0.000	0.003	0.007	0.962
Baseline W/H ratio	0.954	0.311	0.481	0.005
Baseline body Weight (kg)	0.003	0.002	0.266	0.336
Baseline FGF21#	–0.183	0.073	-0.376	0.018

Independent variables evaluated: age, male sex, baseline body weight, baseline FGF21, baseline waist-to-hip circumference ratio (W/H ratio) (panel A). Panel (B) reports the model after the removal of W/H ratio. Panel (C) reports the model after the removal of the sex variable. SE, standard error. ^#Log transformed variables.