Probability of 5% or Greater Weight Loss or BMI Reduction to Healthy Weight Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Information on the probability of weight loss among US adults with overweight or obesity is limited.

Objective

To assess the probability of 5% or greater weight loss, 10% or greater weight loss, body mass index (BMI) reduction to a lower BMI category, and BMI reduction to the healthy weight category among US adults with initial overweight or obesity overall and by sex and race.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study obtained data from the IQVIA ambulatory electronic medical records database. The sample consists of US ambulatory patients 17 years or older with at least 3 years of BMI information from January 1, 2009, to February 28, 2022. Minimum age was set at 17 years to allow for the change in BMI or weight starting at 18 years. Maximum age w

SUBMITTER: Kompaniyets L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10407685 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature