Weight loss and incidence of diabetes with the Veterans Health Administration MOVE! lifestyle change programme: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programmes for lifestyle change are aimed at improving health but little is known about their effectiveness in clinical settings. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) MOVE! lifestyle change programme is the largest in the USA. We investigated whether participation in MOVE! is associated with reduced incidence of diabetes.

Methods

We did a retrospective observational analysis of data from VA databases in overweight patients and obese patients with a weight-related disorder who had undergone at least 3 years of continuous outpatient care in 2005-12. We used generalised estimating equations to assess characteristics associated with MOVE! participation, and Cox's proportional hazards regression to analyse the association between participation and diabetes incidence

SUBMITTER: Jackson SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4401476 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature