ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023
BMI Trends for Veterans Up to 10 Years After VA Enrollment Following Military Discharge.
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- Healthcare Resource Utilisation and Cost of Obesity and Related Complications in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Associations Between Social Risks and Obesity in High-risk Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Weight Loss Outcomes in a Veterans Affairs Pharmacotherapy-based Weight Management Clinic.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundObesity (body mass index [BMI]≥30kg/m
objectiveWe sought to identify distinct long-term BMI trajectories and examined associations with demographic and clinical characteristics.
designThe design was latent trajectory modeling over 10 years of a retrospective cohort. Subgroups were identified via latent class growth mixture models, separately by sex. Weighted multinomial logistic regressions identified factors associated with subgroup membership.
participantsParticipants were a retrospective cohort of 292,331 males and 62,898 females enrolled in VA. MAIN MEASURES: The main outcome measure was 6-month average VA-measured BMI over the course of 10 years. Additional electronic health record measures on demographic, clinical, and services utilization characteristics were also used to characterize latent trajectories. KEY
resultsFour trajectories were identified for men and for women, corresponding to standard BMI categories "normal weight" (BMI <25), "overweight" (BMI 25-29.99), and "with obesity" (BMI ≥30): "normal weight" and increasing (males: 28.4%; females: 22.8%), "overweight" and increasing (36.4%; 35.6%), "with obesity" and increasing (33.6%; 40.0%), and "with obesity" and stable (males: 1.6%) or decreasing (females: 1.6%). Race, ethnicity, comorbidities, mental health diagnoses, and mental health service utilization discriminated among classes.
conclusionsBMI in the 10 years following VA enrollment increased modestly. VA should continue prioritizing weight management interventions to the large number of veterans with obesity upon VA enrollment, because the majority remain with obesity.
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