ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024
Unmet weight loss targets in real-world clinical practice: weight management and perceptions in China.
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- Exploring the perceptions of Chinese adults toward overweight and obesity: A systematic literature review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Obesity Severity and Burden of Illness: Perceptions From Physicians and People With Obesity in the UK.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Impact of Obesity on Individuals in Saudi Arabia: A Real-World Patient and Physician Survey.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- Current status, perceptions, and barriers regarding weight loss approaches in China.Endocrine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Aims: To describe weight management and perceptions in China. Materials and methods: Data were from the Adelphi Real World Obesity Disease Specific Programme™, a cross-sectional survey between April and July 2022 of physicians managing people with obesity or overweight (PwO) and PwO in real-world clinical practice in China. At data collection, eligible PwO were aged ≥18 years, under weight management and/or had a body mass index (BMI) ≥28 kg/m Results: In total, 100 physicians and 801 PwO were enrolled. More than two thirds of PwO (70.7%; 531/751) were not diagnosed with obesity until a BMI ≥30 kg/m Conclusions: These findings suggest that earlier intervention may be needed to address obesity as a disease. Most physicians and PwO recognized the importance of normal weight, but few PwO achieved weight loss targets, which may suggest an unmet need for improved weight management.
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