Efficacy and Tolerability of the Association of Sibutramine and Orlistat for Six Months in Overweight and Obese Patients

Table 1

Initial characteristics of the individuals included in the study.

Characteristics	Mean	Variation
$N$	446	238 F, 208 M
Age (years)	41.3	14–73
	42.2 F, 40.2 M	14–73 F, 14–66 M
Initial weight (kg)	106.6	65.7–183
	95.1 F, 119.7 M	65.7–154.8 F, 77.6–183 M
Initial BMI (kg/m^2)	36.7	25.1–76.0
	35.6 F, 38.2 M	25.1–64.4 F, 25.1–76 M

$N$ = number of individuals included in the study; F = female; M = male.