Pretreatment and During-Treatment Weight Trajectories in Black and White Women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Black participants often lose less weight than White participants in response to behavioral weight-loss interventions. Many participants experience significant pretreatment weight fluctuations (between baseline measurement and treatment initiation), which have been associated with treatment outcomes. Pretreatment weight gain has been shown to be more prevalent among Black participants and may contribute to racial differences in treatment responses. The purpose of this study was to (1) examine the associations between pretreatment weight change and treatment outcomes and (2) examine racial differences in pretreatment weight change and weight loss among Black and White participants.

Methods

Participants were Black and White women (n=153, 60% Black) enrolled in a 4

SUBMITTER: Schneider-Worthington CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9219238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature