Research Article

Taking Orlistat: Predicting Weight Loss over 6 Months

Table 3

Baseline predictors of a decrease in BMI over 6 months.

VariablesStandardised coefficient

Age.082.194
Sex.072.234
Behavioural cause .100.161
Medical cause .048.430
Behavioural solution.078.267
Medical solution.157
Treatment control.044.527
Personal control.078.217
Experience of side effects .134.066
Side effects part of the drug .001.984
Side effects due to eating behaviour .032.621
Healthy diet.018.766
Unhealthy diet .125.054

Adjusted