Patient predictors of weight loss following a behavioral weight management intervention among US Veterans with severe obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Identification of patient characteristics that are associated with behavioral weight loss success among bariatric surgery candidates could inform selection of optimal bariatric surgery candidates. We examined the associations between psychosocial characteristics and weight loss in a group of Veterans with severe obesity who participated in a behavioral weight loss intervention.

Methods

The MAINTAIN trial involved a 16-week weight loss program followed by randomization among participants losing at least 4 kg to a maintenance intervention or usual care. This secondary analysis was performed on Veterans who participated in the 16-week weight loss program and met NIH criteria for bariatric surgery (body mass index [BMI] 35.0-39.9 with at least 1 obesity-related comorbidi

SUBMITTER: Funk LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985907 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature