Table 1

Subjects characteristics. Average (± SD) age, weight loss, BMI before, after the program and at follow-up and weight loss maintained in terms of percentage of initial body weight, are given here for the entire group, as well as for each follow-up category. When BMIs before the program and at follow-up are compared, a significant difference could be found only in the 2-year follow-up group (t = 2.919, P = 0,0051).

Follow-up
Age
Weight
BMI
BMI
BMI at
Weight


loss
before
after
follow-up
loss


(kg)
program
program

maintained






(% initial






body






weight)

2 years
43,3 ± 12,7
10,4 ± 6,3
30,6 ± 4,5*
26,6 ± 3,9
29,2 ± 5,0*
7,0 ± 8,3
(n = 55)






3 years
45,8 ± 12,5
12,2 ± 7,6
31,5 ± 5,0
27,0 ± 4,1
30,8 ± 5,4
4,5 ± 6,1
(n = 42)






4 years
46,1 ± 14,6
10,2 ± 5,8
30,2 ± 6,1
26,3 ± 5,9
30,0 ± 7,0
3,4 ± 5,5
(n = 42)






5–6 years
43,4 ± 13,4
10,6 ± 7,0
29,6 ± 5,0
25,5 ± 3,5
29,2 ± 5,8
4,7 ± 6,3
(n = 55)






7–8 years
40,4 ± 13
11,2 ± 6,6
28,0 ± 3,4
23,3 ± 4,1
28,5 ± 4,8
3,5 ± 5,7
(n = 51)






9–11 years
39,8 ± 9,7
12,8 ± 9,1
29,3 ± 3,8
24,8 ± 4,4
29,7 ± 4,5
3,4 ± 6,7
(n = 46)






Entire
43,0 ± 12,8
11,2 ± 7,0
29,8 ± 4,7
25 ± 4,5
29,5 ± 5,4
4,5 ± 6,6
group






(2–11 yrs)






(n = 291)







Gosselin and Cote BMC Women's Health 2001 1:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6874-1-2