Mediators of weight change in underserved patients with obesity: exploratory analyses from the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana (PROPEL) cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive lifestyle interventions (ILIs) stimulate weight loss in underserved patients with obesity, but the mediators of weight change are unknown.

Objectives

We aimed to identify the mediators of weight change during an ILI compared with usual care (UC) in underserved patients with obesity.

Methods

The PROPEL (Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana) trial randomly assigned 18 clinics (n = 803) to either an ILI or UC for 24 mo. The ILI group received an intensive lifestyle program; the UC group had routine care. Body weight was measured; further, eating behaviors (restraint, disinhibition), dietary intake (percentage fat intake, fruit and vegetable intake), physical activity, and weight- and health-related quality of life constructs

SUBMITTER: Dorling JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature