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SynthesisObesity facts2010

Behavioural interventions for obese adults with additional risk factors for morbidity: systematic review of effects on behaviour, weight and disease risk factors.

Stephan U Dombrowski, Alison Avenell, Falko F Sniehott

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Obesity facts, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Understanding the impact of rural weight loss interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019
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  10. Weight loss and African-American women: a systematic review of the behavioural weight loss intervention literature.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephan U DombrowskiHealth Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. s.u.dombrowski@abdn.ac.uk
Alison Avenell
Falko F Sniehott
University of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office HSRU1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReducing obesity through effective behaviour change interventions is of key importance to prevent disabling and life-threatening conditions, particularly in individuals already at risk for morbidity. PURPOSE: To assess the effects of behavioural interventions for obese adults with additional risk factors for morbidity on behaviour, weight and disease risk factors.

methodsSystematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Three electronic databases and three journals were searched for behavioural interventions (aimed at changing dietary intake and/or physical activity (PA)) for adults (mean BMI ≥30 kg/m(2); mean age ≥40 years) with risk factors for morbidity, reporting follow-up data ≥12 weeks.

results44 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Behavioural outcomes, weight loss, and cardiovascular disease risk factors showed consistent modest improvements over time, especially for interventions targeting both diet and PA.

conclusionBehavioural interventions in at-risk populations showed positive effect tendencies on behaviour, weight, and disease risk factors. However, there is still ample room for improvement, and future research should focus on identifying the most effective means of inducing dietary and PA behaviour change in this vulnerable population.

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Behavior TherapyBody WeightFeeding BehaviorAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID21196792
PMCPMC6515855
OpenAlexW2019706121

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