In Table 2, 47.3% (n=142) had at least two visits within 90 days and 7% (n=21) had a least two visits more than 90 days in-between. There is not statistical difference found in age, gender, baseline BMI by different levels of visits. Patients who reported more than 90 days between visits reported having more comorbidities (3.2) than those who reported visits within 90 days (2.3) (p=0.03). Those who reported visits within 90 days were prescribed more medications (2.3), than did those visits >90 days (1.7) (p<0.01). In addition, 12% of the former group achieved 10% weight loss comparing to the 29% of the latter group (p<0.04). There was no statistical group difference in achieving 5% weight reduction from baseline (p=0.07) among those with at least 2 visits within 90 days (n=142), 65% (n=93) two to three times, while 16% (n=23) four to five times and 18% (n=26) more than five times, indicating 35% had their follow-up visits for one year and more.
Table 2 . Characteristics of patients who attended an obesity program more than once within or without 90 days (N=163).