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Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial.

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Svetkey, LP; Clark, JM; Funk, K; Corsino, L; Batch, BC; Hollis, JF; Appel, LJ; Brantley, PJ; Loria, CM; Champagne, CM; Vollmer, WM; Stevens, VJ
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring)
January 2014

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of age on weight loss and weight loss maintenance in participants in the Weight Loss Maintenance trial (WLM). DESIGN AND METHODS: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of overweight/obese adults with CVD risk factors was conducted. Participants were 1685 adults with baseline BMI 25-45 kg m(2) with hypertension and/or dyslipidemia. Those who lost at least 4kg in an initial 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention (N = 1,032) were randomly assigned to a 30-month maintenance phase of self-directed control (SD), monthly personal counseling (PC), or unlimited access to an internet-based intervention (IT). Age groups were defined post-hoc and weight change was compared among age groups. RESULTS: Participants ≥60 years old initially lost more weight than younger individuals, and sustained greater weight loss in IT and PC but not in SD (P value for trend 0.024, 0.002, and 0.36, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In WLM, adults age ≥60 years had greater initial weight loss and greater sustained weight loss over 3 years, compared to younger adults. Older adults had greater weight loss maintenance with either personal counseling or internet-based intervention. Future research should determine optimal implementation strategies and effects of weight loss on health outcomes in older adults.

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Obesity (Silver Spring)

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EISSN

1930-739X

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

22

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Middle Aged
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
 

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Svetkey, L. P., Clark, J. M., Funk, K., Corsino, L., Batch, B. C., Hollis, J. F., … Stevens, V. J. (2014). Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial. Obesity (Silver Spring), 22(1), 39–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20506
Svetkey, Laura P., Jeanne M. Clark, Kristine Funk, Leonor Corsino, Bryan C. Batch, Jack F. Hollis, Lawrence J. Appel, et al. “Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial.Obesity (Silver Spring) 22, no. 1 (January 2014): 39–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20506.
Svetkey LP, Clark JM, Funk K, Corsino L, Batch BC, Hollis JF, et al. Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jan;22(1):39–44.
Svetkey, Laura P., et al. “Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial.Obesity (Silver Spring), vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 39–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/oby.20506.
Svetkey LP, Clark JM, Funk K, Corsino L, Batch BC, Hollis JF, Appel LJ, Brantley PJ, Loria CM, Champagne CM, Vollmer WM, Stevens VJ. Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jan;22(1):39–44.
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Published In

Obesity (Silver Spring)

DOI

EISSN

1930-739X

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

22

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Middle Aged
  • Hypertension
  • Humans