Within the orlistat group, 35% of participants were male, as were 32% of participants achieving a less than 5% decrease in BMI; males accounted for 41% of the participants achieving a 5% or higher decrease in BMI and 44% of those achieving a 10% or higher decrease in BMI. Blacks represented 19% of patients assigned to orlistat at baseline and 21% of those in the orlistat group who had a less than 5% decrease in BMI; blacks accounted for 18% of those achieving a 5% or higher decrease in BMI and 7% of those achieving a 10% or higher decrease in BMI.