Long-term weight loss success and the health behaviours of adults in the USA: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the relationship between long-term weight loss (LTWL) success and lifestyle behaviours among US adults.

Design

Serial cross-sectional data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles 2007-2014.

Setting and participants

Population-based nationally representative sample. The analytic sample included 3040 adults aged 20-64 years who tried to lose weight in the past year.

Measures

Participants were grouped into five LTWL categories (<5%, 5%-9.9%, 10%-14.9%, 15%-19.9% and ≥20%). Lifestyle-related behaviours included the following: alcohol intake, physical activity, smoking, fast-food consumption, dietary quality (Healthy Eating Index (HEI)) and caloric intake. Multivariable regression was employed adjusting for age, sex, race/e

SUBMITTER: Shuval K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281097 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature