Time to Peak Weight Loss During Extended Behavioral Treatment.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to examine the variability in timing of peak weight loss in behavioral treatment (BT), that is, when treatment participants reach their greatest amount of cumulative weight loss. METHODS:Secondary data analyses were conducted, drawing upon data from two clinical trials that provided 12 months of group-based BT, with sessions meeting less frequently in the second half of the treatment year. Weight was measured at the beginning of each treatment session. RESULTS:Cumulative proportions of participants reaching peak weight loss were as follows: 25.0% of study 1 and 20.0% of study 2 participants by month 4; 43.2% of study 1 and 52.2% of study 2 participants by month 6; 54.5% of study 1 and 77.8% of study 2 participants by month 8. Among participants who peaked

SUBMITTER: Butryn ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866205 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature