ArticleJournal of obesity & metabolic syndrome2021
Effectiveness of Mobile Health Applications for 5% Body Weight Reduction in Obese and Overweight Adults.
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- Inequalities in Exclusively Mobile Interventions Targeting Weight-Related Behaviors: Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of a mHealth App (KENPO-app) for Specific Health Guidance on Weight Changes in Adults With Obesity and Hypertension: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Socioeconomic disparities and life's essential 8: a focused review and considerations for improving cardiovascular health in the United States.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Assessment of nutritional change processes and their relationship with macronutrient intake and anthropometric measurements in adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Multimodal and Multidimensional Artificial Intelligence Technology in Obesity.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- The Impact of Technology-Enabled Medical Nutrition Therapy on Weight Loss in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Observational
- The role of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) in reshaping the body weight for better healthcare: A cross-sectional study.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- The Association of eHealth Literacy Skills and mHealth Application Use Among US Adults With Obesity: Analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey Data.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- The Impact of a Digital Weight Loss Intervention on Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs Compared Between Users and Nonusers With Overweight and Obesity: Retrospective Analysis Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Validity and reliability of a mobile digital imaging analysis trained by a four-compartment model.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorld Health Organization reports that over 1.9 billion adults are obese. Studies have found that people who reduce their body weight by 5% experience considerable health benefits. Currently, mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) show effectiveness in body weight reduction. The present study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a popular mHealth app in 5% body weight reduction and to identify factors that affect 5% body weight reduction in obese adults. We investigated the time it took users to achieve 5% body weight reduction according to usage characteristics and factors influencing this period of time.
methodsThis study was a secondary data analysis using data from 23,682 commercial mHealth app users. For analysis, logistic regressions, Kaplan-Meier estimators, log-rank tests, and Cox regressions were used.
resultsVariables in user characteristics including age (odds ratio [OR], 0.976;
conclusionFor 5% body weight reduction, mHealth apps are promising tools. Users who frequently monitor their health-related behaviors can expect a 5% reduction in body weight in a short period of time.
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