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Table 3 Comparing the final weight, final BMI, change in weight and change in BMI between patients who had lost weight but were still on treatment at their most recent review to patients who had lost weight and were not on treatment at most recent review

From: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: the association between weight loss and the requirement for systemic treatment

 

Patients on treatment at most recent review (95% confidence interval)

Patients not on treatment at most recent review (95% confidence interval)

Mann Whitney U test

Number of patients

9

9

 

Mean final weight/kg

92.3 (74.9, 109.6)

81.8 (66.2, 97.3)

p = 0.22

Mean change in weight/kg

6.6 (1.2, 12.0)

8.9 (4.5, 13.4)

p = 0.19

Mean final BMI/kg/m2

37.6 (30.6, 44.7)

30.2 (25.2, 35.2)

p = 0.05

Mean change in BMI/kg/m2

2.7 (0.4, 5.0)

3.3 (1.7, 5.0)

p = 0.26