Self-weighing frequency is associated with weight gain prevention over 2 years among working adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the association between self-weighing frequency and weight gain prevention, particularly in worksite populations.

Purpose

The degree to which self-weighing frequency predicted 2-year body weight change in working adults was examined.

Method

The association between self-weighing frequency (monthly or less, weekly, daily, or more) and 24-month weight change was analyzed in a prospective cohort analysis (n = 1,222) as part of the larger HealthWorks trial.

Results

There was a significant interaction between follow-up self-weighing frequency and baseline body mass index. The difference in weight change ranged from -4.4 ± 0.8 kg weight loss among obese daily self-weighers to 2.1 ± 0.4 kg weight gain for participants at a healthy weigh

SUBMITTER: VanWormer JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3474347 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature