Trial reportEthnicity & disease2011
Differential response of African American and Caucasian women to extended-care programs for obesity management.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How effective are church-based weight-loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- 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 · 2019Pooled it
- Weight loss maintenance in African American women: a systematic review of the behavioral lifestyle intervention literature.Journal of obesity · 2013Pooled it
- Differential impact of telehealth extended-care programs for weight-loss maintenance in African American versus white adults.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Trial
- Similar weight loss and maintenance in African American and White women in the Improving Weight Loss (ImWeL) trial.Ethnicity & health · 2021Trial
- The WORD: Outcomes of a Behavioral Weight Loss Maintenance Effectiveness Trial in Rural Black Adults of Faith.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Trial
- Comparison of an alternative schedule of extended care contacts to a self-directed control: a randomized trial of weight loss maintenance.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Trial
- Psychosocial predictors of weight regain in the weight loss maintenance trial.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Trial
- Benefits and risks of weight-loss treatment for older, obese women.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Trial
- Health Disparities in Obesity Treatment Outcomes, Access, and Utilization.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Delivery of telehealth nutrition and physical activity interventions to adults living in rural areas: a scoping review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Regain Among African American and White Adults Initially Successful at Weight Loss.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Using Black Feminist Theory and Methods to Uncover Best Practices in Health Promotion Programming.Qualitative health research · 2022Article
- Facilitating Factors and Barriers to Weight Management in Women: Physician Perspectives.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2018Article
- Predictors of long-term success after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in African-American women.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2016Article
- Effects of diet and exercise interventions on diabetes risk factors in adults without diabetes: meta-analyses of controlled trials.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study examined ethnic differences in patterns of weight loss and regain in response to an initial behavioral weight loss intervention followed by an extended-care maintenance program.
methodsWe analyzed data from 224 women (African American n = 43, Caucasian n = 181) from rural communities who participated in an initial 6-month lifestyle intervention for obesity and were then randomized to a face-to-face, telephone, or educational/control extended-care condition.
resultsAfrican American participants lost less weight during the initial phase of treatment than Caucasian participants (mean +/- SE = -6.8 +/-.80 vs -10.7 +/- .38 kg, respectively, P = .003). Investigating weight change during month 6 to month 18, we found a significant interaction between ethnicity and the provision of an extended-care program. Caucasian participants randomized to either of two extended-care programs regained less weight than those assigned to the control condition (1.2 +/- .58 and 4.2 +/- .79 kg, respectively, P=.003), but the provision of extended care did not influence weight regain among African American participants (1.9 +/- 1.12 and 1.34 +/- 2.04 kg, respectively, P = .815).
conclusionCollectively, these findings suggest that although African American participants lost less weight during the initial phase of treatment, they exhibited better long-term weight-loss maintenance than Caucasian participants. Further, while the provision of extended care successfully enhanced weight maintenance among Caucasian participants, African American participants maintained their initial weight losses regardless of extended care.
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