Factors Associated with Weight Loss Maintenance and Weight Regain Among African American and White Adults Initially Successful at Weight Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing ongoing treatment through extended care programs can improve weight loss maintenance (WLM), but the effectiveness of these programs for African Americans (AA) are mixed and may be due to unique cultural factors.

Purpose

To identify, prioritize, and organize factors associated with WLM as experienced by AA and White adults initially successful with weight loss.

Methods

Adults identified their greatest amount of lifetime weight loss, and those achieving ≥5% weight loss were classified as maintainers (continued >5% weight reduction for ≥1 year) or regainers (≤5% weight reduction) based on current weight. The nominal group technique was conducted to identify and rank WLM facilitators and barriers. Online card sorting tasks and hierarchical clustering

SUBMITTER: Kinsey AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature