Journal
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
Volume 6, Issue -, Pages 221-225Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S23574
Keywords
obesity; body weight; weight regain; postmenopausal women; aging
Categories
Funding
- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Objective: To examine the association between weight gain since menopause and weight regain after a weight loss program. Methods: Participants were 19 obese women who participated in a 15-week weight loss program and a 12-month follow-up. Main outcomes were: body composition, resting metabolic rate, energy intake, energy expenditure, and weight regain at follow-up. Results: All body composition measures significantly decreased after intervention (all P <= 0.01) while all measures of fatness increased significantly after the 12-month follow-up (P <= 0.01). Body weight gain since menopause was associated with body weight regain (r = 0.65; P = 0.003) after follow-up even after adjustment for confounders. Conclusion: Weight gain since menopause is associated with body weight regain following the weight loss program. Therefore, weight gain since menopause should be considered as a factor influencing weight loss maintenance in older women.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available