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Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2007

Weight gain prevention among women.

Michele D Levine, Mary Lou Klem, Melissa A Kalarchian, Rena R Wing, Lisa Weissfeld, Li Qin, Marsha D Marcus

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michele D LevineWestern Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Mary Lou Klem
Melissa A Kalarchian
Rena R Wing
Lisa Weissfeld
Li Qin
Marsha D Marcus

Funding

PREVENTION OF WEIGHT GAIN IN WOMEN AGED 25 THROUGH 34R01DK053942 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MARCUS, MARSHA D · 1999 to 2003
$678k
Treating Postpartum Nicotine DependenceK01DA015396 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEVINE, MICHELE D · 2002 to 2006
$575k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA015396NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA15396NIDDK NIH HHS DK046240NIDDK NIH HHS DK 053942NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK053942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWomen 25 to 45 years old are at risk for weight gain and future obesity. This trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of two interventions relative to a control group in preventing weight gain among normal or overweight women and to identify demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial factors related to weight gain prevention. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Healthy women (N = 284), ages 25 to 44, with BMI < 30 were randomized to one of three intervention conditions: a clinic-based group, a correspondence course, or an information-only control. Intervention was provided over 2 years, with a follow-up at Year 3. BMI and factors related to eating and weight were assessed yearly.

resultsOver the 3-year study period, 40% (n = 114) of the women remained at or below baseline body weight (+/-2 lbs), and 60% gained weight (>2 lbs). Intervention had no effect on weight over time. Independently of intervention, women who were older, not actively dieting to lose weight, and who reported less perceived hunger at baseline were more likely to be successful at weight maintenance. Weight maintenance also was associated with increasing dietary restraint (conscious thoughts and purposeful behaviors to control calorie intake) and decreasing dietary disinhibition (the tendency to lose control over eating) over time. DISCUSSION: This study raises concern about the feasibility and efficacy of weight gain prevention interventions because most women were interested in weight loss, rather than weight gain prevention, and the interventions had no effect on weight stability. Novel approaches to the prevention of weight gain are needed.

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AdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityPatient Education as TopicPrevalenceUnited StatesWeight GainWeight Loss

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PMID17495203
PMCPMC2531237

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