Greater Attendance at a Community Weight Loss Programme over the First 12 Weeks Predicts Weight Loss at 2 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is considerable heterogeneity in long-term weight loss among people referred to obesity treatment programmes. It is unclear whether attendance at face-to-face sessions in the early weeks of the programme is an independent predictor of long-term success.

Objective

To investigate whether frequency of attendance at a community weight loss programme over the first 12 weeks is associated with long-term weight change.

Methods

Participants were randomised to receive brief support only (control, n = 211), or a weight loss programme for 12 weeks (n = 530) or 52 weeks (n = 528). This study included participants with data on session attendance over the first 12 weeks (n = 889) compared to the control group. The association between attendance (continuously) and w

SUBMITTER: Piernas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590756 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature