ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2017
Variability in Weight Change Early in Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment: Theoretical and Clinical Implications.
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- Describing the Weight-Reduced State: Physiology, Behavior, and Interventions.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- The impact of early body-weight variability on long-term weight maintenance: exploratory results from the NoHoW weight-loss maintenance intervention.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
- Data Imputation and Body Weight Variability Calculation Using Linear and Nonlinear Methods in Data Collected From Digital Smart Scales: Simulation and Validation Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Weight variability during self-monitored weight loss predicts future weight loss outcome.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2020Article
- Defining and identifying predictors of rapid response to pediatric obesity treatment.Pediatric obesity · 2020Article
- Psychological and weight history variables as predictors of short-term weight and body fat mass loss.Obesity science & practice · 2020Article
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- Early weight loss predicts weight loss treatment response regardless of binge-eating disorder status and pretreatment weight change.The International journal of eating disorders · 2018Article
- Characterizing Self-Monitoring Behavior and Its Association With Physical Activity and Weight Loss Maintenance.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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objectiveResponse early in weight loss treatment predicts long-term weight change. Weight variability, independent of absolute early weight change, may also relate to long-term outcomes. This study examined whether weight variability early in treatment predicted later weight loss and maintenance.
methodsParticipants were 183 completers of a yearlong behavioral weight loss program (mean age = 51, 81% female, 69% white, mean BMI = 35 kg/m
resultsWeight variability over 6- and 12-week periods predicted less subsequent weight loss at 12 months (6-week: β = 0.18, P = 0.02; 12-week: β = 0.33, P < 0.01) and 24 months (6-week: β = 0.17, P = 0.03; 12-week: β = 0.15, P = 0.05). Relationships held when adjusting for covariates. Weight variability was more strongly associated with 6-month weight change in men than women (β = 0.27, P = 0.01).
conclusionsElevated weight variability early in a weight loss program predicted poor long-term outcomes, possibly reflecting inconsistent weight control behaviors. Tracking weight variability could prove useful for improving treatment outcomes.
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