Journal article
Practices associated with weight loss versus weight-loss maintenance results of a national survey
American journal of preventive medicine, v 41(2)
Aug 2011
PMID: 21767723
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Abstract
Few studies have examined the weight-control practices that promote weight loss and weight-loss maintenance in the same sample.
To examine whether the weight control practices associated with weight loss differ from those associated with weight-loss maintenance.
Cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 1165 U.S. adults. The adjusted associations of the use of 36 weight-control practices in the past week with success in weight loss (≥10% lost in the past year) and success in weight-loss maintenance (≥10% lost and maintained for ≥1 year) were examined.
Of the 36 practices, only 8 (22%) were associated with both weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. Overall, there was poor agreement (kappa=0.22) between the practices associated with weight loss and/or weight-loss maintenance. For example, those who reported more often following a consistent exercise routine or eating plenty of low-fat sources of protein were 1.97 (95% CI=1.33, 2.94) and 1.76 (95% CI=1.25, 2.50) times more likely, respectively, to report weight-loss maintenance but not weight loss. Alternatively, those who reported more often doing different kinds of exercises or planning meals ahead of time were 2.56 (95% CI=1.44, 4.55) and 1.68 (95% CI=1.03, 2.74) times more likely, respectively, to report weight loss but not weight-loss maintenance.
Successful weight loss and weight-loss maintenance may require two different sets of practices. Designing interventions with this premise may inform the design of more effective weight-loss maintenance interventions.
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- Title
- Practices associated with weight loss versus weight-loss maintenance results of a national survey
- Creators
- Christopher N Sciamanna - Department of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. cs19081@gmail.comMichaela KiernanBarbara J RollsJarol BoanHeather StuckeyDonna KephartCarla K MillerGordon JensenTerry J HartmannEric LokenKevin O HwangRonald J WilliamsMelissa A ClarkJane R SchubartArthur M NezuErik LehmanCheryl Dellasega
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, v 41(2)
- Publisher
- Elsevier; Netherlands
- Grant note
- K01 DK090403 / NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK090403-02 / NIDDK NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000292958900007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79960501934
- Other Identifier
- 991014878160004721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health