Lifestyle-related factors associated with successful weight loss

Annals of Medicine
Sirpa SoiniJohan G Eriksson

Abstract

Short-term weight loss is often successful, but the obtained results are difficult to maintain. Therefore, a study focusing on obese people who successfully lost weight, with special emphasis upon methods applied and background factors, is of major importance. This study was based upon a web-based questionnaire, which the participants filled in after registration. Altogether 316 people were recruited through articles in newspapers all over Finland, and of them 184 met the inclusion criteria: age 18-60 years, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m(2) before weight loss, a weight loss of at least 10%, and maintaining it for a minimum of 2 years. A total of 158 participants (100 women and 58 men) were included in the final analyses. The mean age was 44.5 years, average BMI before weight loss 35.9 kg/m(2) and after weight loss 26.1 kg/m(2), average weight loss was 26.5% or 32.4 kg. Compared with the general Finnish population the participants smoked less (P = 0.009), used less alcohol (P ≤ 0.001), and were physically more active (P ≤ 0.001). People who were successful in long-term weight loss have a much healthier lifestyle than the general Finnish population. Increased physical activity seems to be a major determinant of successful long-...Continue Reading

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Jan 29, 2016·Annals of Medicine·Sirpa SoiniJohan G Eriksson
Mar 29, 2016·Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics·Jamie Stang, Laurel G Huffman
Jan 11, 2020·Journal of Physical Activity & Health·Dimitrios PoulimeneasMary Yannakoulia
Sep 3, 2020·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Jiahong SunCostan G Magnussen
Feb 13, 2020·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Catarina PaixãoInês Santos
Oct 17, 2020·Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology·A E AbdulleD J Mulder

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