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Table 3 Weight change and percent of patients achieving >5% weight loss at 12 months by sex, age and Body Mass Index

From: A community pharmacy weight management programme: an evaluation of effectiveness

 

Number of patients

Percentage (95% CI*) of patients who attended

Mean (95% CI*) weight loss (kg)

Percentage (95% CI*) of patients losing ≥5% of baseline weight

   

Attending patients

BOCF**

LOCF***

Attending patients

BOCF**

LOCF***

Sex

        

 Men

79

29.1 (19.4, 40.4)

5.79 (2.47, 9.10)

1.69 (0.58, 2.79)

2.53 (1.41, 3.56)

39.1 (19.7, 61.5)

9.8 (6.3, 14.4)

17.7 (10.0, 27.9)

 Women

234

23.1 (1.78, 29.0)

3.41 (2.25, 4.57)

0.79 (0.47, 1.11)

1.46 (1.05, 1.86)

42.6 (29.2, 56.8)

11.4 (5.3, 20.5)

15.4 (11.0, 20.7)

p value

 

0.28

0.66

0.62

0.21

0.78

0.69

0.62

Age group (years)

        

 40-49

61

19.7 (10.6, 31.8)

4.78 (1.50, 8.06)

0.94 (0.16, 1.72)

1.49 (0.56, 2.43)

50.0 (21.1, 78.9)

9.8 (3.7, 20.2)

16.4 (8.2, 28.1)

 50-59

134

24.6 (17.6, 32.8)

3.50 (1.40, 5.59)

0.86 (0.30, 1.43)

1.66 (1.01, 2.32)

39.4 (22.9, 57.9)

9.7 (5.3, 16.0)

15.7 (10.0, 23.0)

 60+

111

27.9 (19.8, 37.2)

4.29 (2.36, 6.22)

1.20 (0.56, 1.84)

1.91 (1.22, 2.61)

38.7 (21.8, 57.8)

10.8 (5.7, 18.1)

16.2 (9.9, 24.4)

p value

 

0.49

0.66

0.77

0.57

0.78

0.96

0.99

BMI grouping (kg/m 2 )

        

 <30

30

26.7 (12.3, 45.9)

5.37 (2.35, 8.38)

1.43 (0.24, 2.63)

2.02 (0.78, 3.25)

75.0 (34.9, 96.8)

20.0 (7.7, 38.6)

23.3 (9.9, 42.3)

 30- < 35

136

25.7 (18.6, 33.9)

2.61 (1.35, 3.88)

0.67 (0.30, 1.05)

1.40 (0.89, 1.91)

37.1 (21.5, 55.1)

9.6 (5.2, 15.8)

16.2 (10.4, 23.5)

 35- < 40

80

23.8 (14.9, 34.6)

3.82 (1.09, 6.55)

0.91 (0.17, 1.64)

1.66 (0.84, 2.48)

31.6 (12.6, 56.6)

7.5 (2.8, 15.6)

13.8 (7.1, 23.3)

 40+

64

23.4 (13.8, 35.7)

7.35 (3.08, 11.63)

1.72 (0.47, 2.98)

2.39 (1.08, 3.70)

46.7 (21.3, 73.4)

10.9 (4.5, 21.2)

15.6 (7.8, 26.9)

p value

 

0.97

0.21

0.74

0.91

0.18

0.28

0.68

  1. *95% confidence interval. **BOFC - baseline observation carried forward. ***LOFC - last observation carried forward.