Research Article

Taking Orlistat: Predicting Weight Loss over 6 Months

Table 1

Responders versus nonresponders at baseline.

VariableResponders Nonresponders

Age 14.59

Sex (17.5%) (18.1%).109.741
(82.5%) (81.9%)

Ethnicity (97.1%)White (94.8%)4.705.319
(0.7%)Black Caribbean (1.4%)
(0.4%)Black African (0.7%)
(0.9%)Asian (1.6%)
(0.9%)Other (1.5%)

JobFull time (31.6%)Full time (33.5%).935.627
Part time (20.5%)Part time (21.1%)
Not Working (47.9%)Not Working (45.4%)

Marital StatusMarried (59.6%)Married (61.5%)1.370.849
Divorced (11.9%)Divorced (12.6%)
With Partner (11.6%)With Partner (10.1%)
Single (12.8%)Single (12.1%)
Widowed (4.2%)Widowed (3.7%)

Education secondary (12.4%) secondary (13.2%)9.525.146
Sec Sch Grad (32.5%)Sec Sch Grad (35%)
Some Coll (24.3%)Some Coll (25.2%)
Coll Grad (14.3%)Coll Grad (14.8%)
Graduate (9.9%)Graduate (5.7%)
Postgraduate (2.2%)Postgraduate (2.2%)
Doct/Prof (4.4%)Doct/Prof (3.9%)

BMI .452.501