| Variable | Group A (n=8) |
Group B (n=8) |
Group C (n=7) |
Control group (n=24) |
p | |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | At 3 months At 18 months |
36 ± 3.43 31.6 ± 4.1 |
33.1 ± 4.8 33.3 ± 4.2 |
30.3 ± 3.6 30.9 ± 3.9 |
32.9 ± 4.0 31.9 ± 3.6 |
ns ns |
| p | 0.05 | ns | ns | ns | ||
| WC (cm) | At 3 months At 18 months |
111.3 ± 6.3 109 ± 17.6 |
106.4 ± 14.3 104.6 ± 9.7 |
103.4 ± 12.6 103.2 ± 11.3 |
109.4 ± 3.43 107.3 ± 4.1 |
ns ns |
| p | ns | ns | ns | < 0.001 | ||
| Weight (Kg) | At 3 months At 18 months |
91.8 ± 14.3 88.4 ± 14.7 |
89.8 ± 16.3 84 ± 12.4 |
82.7 ± 11.4 82 ± 10.4 |
90.4 ± 12.9 85.7 ± 12.1 |
ns ns |
| p | ns | 0.03 | ns | ns |