Table 2 Comparison of weight outcomes over time for MI versus control groups

From: Behavioral weight-loss treatment plus motivational interviewing versus attention control: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial

	Baseline		End of BWLP					6-month follow-up
Outcome measure			Unadjusted		Adjusted^a		Effect size	Unadjusted		Adjusted^a		Effect size
Outcome measure	M	SD	M	SD	M	SE	Effect size	M	SD	M	SE	Effect size
Weight (kg)
MI Group	95.11	21.45	91.32	20.78	89.02	.43	+.045	95.08	22.83	91.26	.42	+.009
Control group	90.34	19.46	85.77	16.65	90.09	.45	+.045	87.47	17.29	91.59	.45	+.009

MI motivational interviewing, BWLP behavioral weight-loss program
^aMean values calculated with baseline value as covariate. LMM effect size calculated as d_GMA-RAW = estimated coefficient(time)/SD_RAW [39]. (+) effect size favors MI group

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