Predictors of weight loss and maintenance during 2 years of treatment by sibutramine in obesity. Results from the European multi-centre STORM trial

• Published in: International Journal of Obesity Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 496 - 501
• Main Authors: HANSEN, D. L, ASTRUP, A, GOULDER, M, TOUBRO, S, FINER, N, KOPELMAN, P, HILSTED, J, RÖSSNER, S, SARIS, W. H. M, VAN GAAL, L. F, JAMES, W. P. T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01.04.2001; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Body weight; Fads; General and cellular metabolism. Vitamins; Medical sciences; Metabolism; Nutrition research; Obesity; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Regression analysis; Weight control; United Kingdom > UK; Denmark; Human; Obesity; Treatment efficiency; Nutrition disorder; Weight loss; Sibutramine; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Double blind study; Adult; Predictive factor; Nutritional status; Low calorie diet

BACKGROUND:: In this report we assess pre-treatment determinants of weight loss and maintenance outcome in The Sibutramine Trial of Obesity Reduction and Maintenance (STORM), a 2 y randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, European multicenter study examining the effect of sibutramine (Sib) on i...