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ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2010

Long-term weight loss maintenance in the United States.

J L Kraschnewski, J Boan, J Esposito, N E Sherwood, E B Lehman, D K Kephart, C N Sciamanna

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Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 174 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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174 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Intentional weight loss, weight cycling, and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

J L KraschnewskiDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
J Boan
J Esposito
N E Sherwood
E B Lehman
D K Kephart
C N Sciamanna

Funding

Improving the Quality of Asthma Care Using the InternetR01HL088590 · NHLBI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI SCIAMANNA, CHRISTOPHER N. · 2008 to 2011
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL088590
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextAlthough the rise in overweight and obesity in the United States is well documented, long-term weight loss maintenance (LTWLM) has been minimally explored.

objectiveThe aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and correlates of LTWLM among US adults. DESIGN, SETTING AND

participantsWe examined weight data from 14 306 participants (age 20-84 years) in the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We defined LTWLM as weight loss maintained for at least 1 year. We excluded individuals who were not overweight or obese at their maximum weight.

resultsAmong US adults who had ever been overweight or obese, 36.6, 17.3, 8.5 and 4.4% reported LTWLM of at least 5, 10, 15 and 20%, respectively. Among the 17.3% of individuals who reported an LTWLM of at least 10%, the average and median weight loss maintained was 19.1 kg (42.1 pounds) and 15.5 kg (34.1 pounds), respectively. LTWLM of at least 10% was higher among adults of ages 75-84 years (vs ages 20-34, adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.5; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.2, 1.8), among those who were non-Hispanic white (vs Hispanic, adjusted OR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.3, 2.0) and among those who were female (vs male, adjusted OR: 1.2; 95% CI: 1.1, 1.3).

conclusionsMore than one out of every six US adults who has ever been overweight or obese has accomplished LTWLM of at least 10%. This rate is significantly higher than those reported in clinical trials and many other observational studies, suggesting that US adults may be more successful at sustaining weight loss than previously thought.

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Weight LossAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge DistributionBehavior TherapyDiet, ReducingExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPrevalenceTreatment OutcomeUnited States

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PMCPMC3671378

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