Exploring correlates of 6-month weight loss among black United States veterans entering veterans health administration behavioral weight management care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Black United States (U.S.) veterans lose less weight than White veterans in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) MOVE! Weight Management Program. This study identified correlates of weight loss among Black veterans in a real-world setting to 1) pilot methods and 2) generate hypotheses for future larger scale studies.

Methods

We conducted an exploratory study to identify correlates of electronic health record (EHR)-derived, prospective six-month weight loss among Black VHA patients with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m² and a first MOVE! visit (recruited 08/2022-05/2023). Of 1386 recruited, 173 veterans were screened (12.5 %), and 106 participated (7.6 %). We examined bivariate relationships of six-month weight loss with baseline social determinants of heal

SUBMITTER: Muhammad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12552994 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature