A cross-sectional cost/benefit audit in a hospital XXXX clinic.

@entity1 @entity1375 @entity353 @entity28 @entity1378 @entity412 @entity158
A cross-sectional survey was made of the 25 @entity1 and 127 @entity1 attending a hospital @entity28 clinic over a period of 6 weeks. Among the @entity1 the mean (+/- s.d.) age was 37 (+/- 14) years, weight 115.2 (+/- 25.4) kg, height 1.70 (+/- 0.09) m, and Quetelet's index 39.6 (+/- 6.4) kg/m2. Among the @entity1 the corresponding values were 41 (+/- 15) years, 102.2 (+/- 22.3) kg, 1.60 (+/- 0.07) m, and 40.3 (+/- 9.2) kg/m2. The most common reasons for wishing to lose weight among both @entity1 and @entity1 was to improve appearance, @entity158 in @entity353 . About one-third of the @entity1 tested had raised fasting plasma @entity412 levels. Only one had tests indicating @entity1375 , and two were @entity1378 . None of these characteristics predicted how long the @entity1 would continue to attend the clinic. Weight loss was calculated according to the duration of attendance at the clinic, and the method of treatment. Two @entity1 and 15 @entity1 were treated by jaw-wiring, and the remainder by dietary advice alone. No anorectic or thermogenic drugs were used. Among @entity1 treated by diet alone the mean weight loss after 1-3 months, 4-6 months, 7-12 months and greater than or equal to 13 months attendance was 5.0 +/- 6.2 kg, 12.4 +/- 11.0 kg, 12.4 +/- 10.2 kg and 13.0 +/- 5.2 kg respectively. Two @entity1 treated by jaw-wiring had lost 23.9 and 57.9 kg.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
