Weight change among repeat participants of an Aboriginal community-based weight loss program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based weight loss programs may have potential to address overweight and obesity at the population level. However, participation patterns and individual outcomes from these programs are understudied. This study examined repeat participation patterns and participant weight change between contests over seven years of an Aboriginal Australian team-based program in order to identify (1) predictors of repeat participation and (2) associations with weight change between contests.

Methods

Data for the 12 contests from 2012 to 2018 were merged, with probabilistic record matching. A total of 7510 enrolments were registered for the 12 contests, representing 4438 unique people. Contest lengths varied from 10 to 16 weeks in duration. Non-repeat participants were thos

SUBMITTER: Bohn-Goldbaum E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318421 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature