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The risk ratio for losing ≥5% of baseline weight was 1.51 compared to control groups.

Practitioners can expect a significant proportion of SMI patients to achieve clinically relevant weight loss with these interventions.

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The risk ratio for losing ≥5% of baseline weight was 1.51 (95% CI = 1.07-2.13; p = 0.02) compared to the control groups.
Helene Speyer et al. · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · 2019

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Based on meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

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Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Management in People with Serious Mental Illness: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, Trial Sequential Analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis Exploring the Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Effects

Helene Speyer et al. · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · 2019

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