Table 5: Percentage of Reduction of BMI at an Individual Level using Standard of Care (Control) after a period of six months.
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Group |
All participants n (%) n = 30 |
BMI Change n (%) |
% Reduction (No. of normal subjects after 6months – Initial no. of normal) |
Fishers exact p |
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Initial |
3 Months |
6 Months |
|
|
|
Control |
|
|
|
|
|
0.681µ |
|
Normal |
|
12/30 (40.0) |
15/30 (50) |
17/30 (56.7) |
17-12 5 (16.7) |
|
|
Overweight |
|
8/30 (26.7) |
8/30 (26.7) |
6/30 (20) |
6-8 -2 (6.67) |
|
|
Obese Class 1 |
|
10/30 (33.3) |
6 (20.0) |
7 (23.3) |
7-10 -3 (10.0) |
|
|
Obese class 2 |
|
0/30 (0) |
1/30 (3.3) |
0/30 (0) |
0-0 0 (0.0) |
|
|
Intervention |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Normal |
|
11/30 (36.7) |
16/30 (53.3) |
23/30 (76.7) |
23-11 5 (16.7) |
|
|
Overweight |
|
11/30 (26.7) |
11/30 (26.7) |
6/30 (20) |
6-11 -5 (16.67) |
|
|
Obese class 1 |
|
8/30 (33.3) |
2/30 (20) |
1/30 (23.3) |
1-8 -7 (23.33) |
|
|
Obese class 2 |
|
0/30 (0) |
1/30 (3.3) |
0/30 (0) |
0-0 0 (0.0) |
|
µFisher’s exact p (recommended where cell values are < 5)