ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2018
Weight Loss Success of Participants Residing in Rural and Urban Areas.
Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity.Arthritis care & research · 2025Trial
- Adherence to Behavioral Weight Management: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Measurement, and Components.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- Impact of the built, social, and food environment on long-term weight loss within a behavioral weight loss intervention.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
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purposeRural residents are significantly more likely to be overweight and obese than are urban residents. However, few data have compared weight control program responses in these population groups. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to evaluate the weight loss outcomes of participants in a multisite, online behavioral intervention by residential location (rural vs urban) and, second, assess any possible differences in adherence to treatment goals.
methodsA total of 492 adult participants (mean BMI = 35.7 kg/m
findingsThere were no statistically significant differences in weight loss between rural and urban participants (-6.1 kg vs -5.3 kg, P = .16), nor were there differences in chat attendance, self-monitoring journals, self-reported physical activity, calorie intake, or obesogenic foods reported in the household.
conclusionsOverall, there was no difference in weight loss and adherence to treatment goals for rural and urban participants. Further research on rural and urban residents is necessary to explore the factors responsible for the disparity in obesity prevalence.
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