Advanced Obesity Treatment Selection among Adolescents in a Pediatric Weight Management Program.

ABSTRACT: Background: Treatment options for adolescents with obesity are limited. Yet, therapies previously reserved for adults, such as medications and bariatric surgery, are increasingly available to adolescents in tertiary obesity treatment settings. We aimed to identify the factors associated with selecting an advanced obesity treatment (diets, medications, and surgery) beyond lifestyle therapy among adolescents presenting to a tertiary, pediatric weight management program. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of adolescents (N = 220) who participated in a longitudinal, observational case-control study within a pediatric weight management program. The exposures were potential individual and clinical factors, including sociodemographic characteristics and

SUBMITTER: Suarez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9145572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature