Effectiveness of FitterLife: A Community-Based Virtual Weight Management Programme for Overweight Adults.

ABSTRACT: Background: The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Singapore necessitates scalable primary prevention strategies. This study evaluated the short-term effectiveness of FitterLife, a 12-week, digitally delivered, group-based behavioural weight management programme targeting at-risk adults without diabetes or hypertension in the community. Methods: In a retrospective matched cohort study, we compared 306 FitterLife participants (enrolled from October 2021 to January 2025) with 5087 controls identified from a population health data mart, matched on age, sex, ethnicity, and baseline body mass index (BMI). The primary outcome was achieving ≥5% weight loss or a ≥1 kg/m² BMI reduction at 12 weeks. Programme effectiveness was analysed using propensity score matchi

SUBMITTER: Ge L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787922 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature