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Bratislava Medical Journal Vol.114, No.3, p.155-157, 2013 |
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Title: The role of sibutramine in weight reduction | ||
Author: V. Pavlik, J. Fajfrova, L. Slovacek, E. Drahokoupilova | ||
Abstract: Background: The effectiveness of pharmacologic support with sibutramine along with the preservation of dietary and regimen measures is shown in a group of long-term treated patients at the Metabolic Clinic of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové. Results: After a four-month therapy with sibutramine there was a mean reduction in weight by 7.9±3.8 kg in the monitored group of patients. Their BMI was reduced by 2.3±1.5 kg/height2 and the waist circumference by 4.4±3.8 cm. The decrease in the percentage of the total body lipid was 2.9 %. |
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Keywords: sibutramine, overweight, obesity, pharmacotherapy of obesity, body mass index. | ||
Year: 2013, Volume: 114, Issue: 3 | Page From: 155, Page To: 157 | |
doi:10.4149/BLL_2013_034 |
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