Analysis of variance in body weight change with aripiprazole usage: classification by age group
| Age at start of aripiprazole | F | p | Bonferroni’s post-hoc test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 (n=64, 39.0%) | Group 2 (n=83, 50.6%) | Group 3 (n=12, 7.3%) | ||||
| Dosage of aripiprazole (mg) | ||||||
| Start | 0.74±0.35 | 1.26±1.19 | 2.58±1.38 | 19.727 | <0.001 |
Group 1 |
| Fixed | 2.34±1.89 | 4.47±3.93 | 5.57±1.81 | 5.672 | 0.005 |
Group 1 |
| Stabilized | 2.00±0.74 | 4.10±3.50 | 4.17±2.32 | 2.098 | 0.133 | - |
| Weight change (kg) | 5.68±5.37 | 13.39±12.75 | N/A | 2.226 | 0.130 | - |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. Group 1: ages 0 to 6 years 12 months; Group 2: ages 7 to 12 years 12 months; Group 3: ages 13-18 years and 12 months. *p<0.05. N/A, not available