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Table 1 Mean % excess BMI loss for all patients

From: Medium and long-term results of gastric banding: outcomes from a large private clinic in UK

Time period (months)

Mean % excess BMI loss

Standard deviation

Follow up(%)

Follow up method

1.5

21.9

13.2

  

3

26.4

16.1

  

6

33.9

19.7

96.67

Follow up at Healthier Weight clinic

12

43.1

25.4

78.08

18

45.4

30.1

56.98

24

47.9

31.9

80.48

36

47.4

34.1

23.60

Email and telephone based follow up

48

49.4

35.9

19.58

60

52.4

41.7

Follow up not calculated.

Open door policy enabling patient initiated follow up

72

52.3

33.9

84

50.8

34.9

96

57.1

28.6

108

54.8

47.1