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Since beginning his practice in Boise, Idaho, Dr. Rader has
developed his own Bariatric computer record that allows data
collections and tracking of results. He presents these
results to local physician groups. He has also been a
featured speaker at national conferences for the last five
years, teaching other physicians how to become Bariatricians.
As of December
2006, seven years worth of patients, 97.7% of patients lost
weight at the first visit. The average weight loss the
first month is:
|
Beginning
Weight (lbs) |
Number of
Patients |
Number of
Patients Losing Weight |
Average Lost in 1st Month (lbs) |
% making
follow-up visit |
% Losing
Weight |
| > 400 |
35 |
35 |
20.1 |
85.4 |
100 |
| 375 - 399 |
29 |
29 |
14.2 |
89.7 |
100 |
| 350 - 374 |
50 |
48 |
16.0 |
88.9 |
95.0 |
| 325 – 349 |
104 |
101 |
11.8 |
85.0 |
96.7 |
| 300 - 324 |
193 |
190 |
12.8 |
86.1 |
99.4 |
| 275 – 299 |
442 |
435 |
12.1 |
88.3 |
99.2 |
| 250 – 274 |
572 |
558 |
10.6 |
86.4 |
97.5 |
| 225 – 249 |
891 |
877 |
10.4 |
86.2 |
98.7 |
| 200 – 224 |
1300 |
1279 |
9.1 |
85.6 |
98.5 |
| 175 – 199 |
1506 |
1469 |
8.2 |
84.3 |
97.7 |
| 150 – 174 |
1207 |
1165 |
6.7 |
83.9 |
96.4 |
| < 150 |
305 |
287 |
5.3 |
78.6 |
95.1 |
| Jan
2000 - Dec 2006 |
6634 |
6473 |
9.1 |
85.0 |
97.7 |
Longer term loss
and maintenance is actually more important than first month
loss.
Over 80% of
patients that make at least three visits lose enough to reduce
the risk of diabetes 50%.
Most patients
chose to enter our maintenance plan after losing more than 10%
of their body weight.
Remember, how
other persons did does not tell you anything about you, but
these numbers are presented to give you some ideas and to let
you know the success the program is having overall.
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