Table 3 Body weight and the FIB4 index of patients who achieved their weight loss goals.

From: Analysis of time-dependent changes in the FIB4 index in patients with obesity receiving weight reduction therapy

 

3 M (n = 41)

6 M (n = 41)

12 M (n = 53)

p value

BW (kg)

72.4 (54.6–153.7)

79.3 ± 15.1

72.4 (53.3–149.0)

0.298

ΔBW loss (kg)

6.6 (3.6–22.4)

7.7 (5.0–38.2)

7.9 (3.5–42.1)

0.026*

FIB4 index

1.15 ± 0.56

0.97 (0.28–2.58)

1.08 ± 0.53

0.636

ΔFIB4 index

0.68 ± 0.29

0.10 ± 0.28

0.78 (− 0.83–0.67)

0.688

  1. Patients successfully reduced their BW by more than 5% from baseline BW after 3, 6, and 12 months (M) of weight reduction therapy.
  2. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or medians (min, max).
  3. Asterisks indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) by the Kruskal–Wallis test.
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