- Title
- Efficacy of a gender-tailored intervention to prevent weight regain in men over 3 years: a weight loss maintenance RCT
- Creator
- Young, Myles D.; Callister, Robin; Collins, Clare E.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Aguiar, Elroy J.; Morgan, Philip J.
- Relation
- Obesity Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 56-65
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21696
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Objective: To examine whether a gender-tailored weight loss maintenance (WLM) program could reduce men's weight regain following weight loss. Methods: Ninety-two men who lost at least 4 kg during a 3-month weight loss phase were randomized to receive: (i) a 6-month WLM program (WL + WLM; n = 47) or (ii) no resources (WL-only; n = 45). The WLM program included written materials and messages (SMS, video email) plus other resources (e.g., pedometer, Gymstick™). The primary outcome was weight change in the first year post-randomization. Participants were assessed at “−3 months” (preweight loss), “0 months” (randomization into the WLM Phase), “6 months,” “1 year,” and “3 years.” Results: Before randomization, participants lost a mean (SD) of 7.3 kg (2.5). Retention was 83% at 6 months and 1 year and 71% at 3 years. Intention-to-treat analysis detected a significant group × time difference in weight regain favoring the intervention group at 6 months (−1.9 kg, 95% CI −3.7 to −0.1) but not at 1- or 3-year follow-up. Three years after completing the original weight loss program the WL-only and WL + WLM groups had maintained 59% and 51% of their initial weight loss, respectively. Conclusions: Men with overweight/obesity demonstrated clinically meaningful WLM 3 years after successfully losing weight. An additional WLM program contributed to enhanced WLM effects in the short term only.
- Subject
- physical activity; obesity; obese men; weight maintenance
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1349291
- Identifier
- uon:30382
- Identifier
- ISSN:1930-7381
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Young, Myles D,, Callister, Robin, Collins, Clare E., Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Aguiar, Elroy J., Morgan, Philip J., (2017), “Efficacy of a gender-tailored intervention to prevent weight regain in men over 3 years: a weight loss maintenance RCT”. Obesity, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21696. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Language
- eng
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