Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial
Frequent self-weighing is associated with weight loss maintenance. Several years ago, we investigated frequent self-weighing’s effect on weight loss and found the participants lost a significant amount of weight. Three years after this trial's end, participants were contacted for an update on t...
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| description | Frequent self-weighing is associated with weight loss maintenance. Several years ago, we investigated frequent self-weighing’s effect on weight loss and found the participants lost a significant amount of weight. Three years after this trial's end, participants were contacted for an update on their weight and self-weighing frequency. Weight change and self-weighing frequency since the end of the study were assessed. We hypothesized that participants who maintained frequent self-weighing behavior would have maintained their weight loss. Out of 98 participants enrolled in the RCT, 37% (n = 36) participated in this follow-up study. Total weight loss during the trial for the follow-up participants was 12.7 ± 19.4 lbs (p<0.001). Three years after intervention, participants regained 0.9 ± 4.34 lbs, a value that was not statistically different from zero (p=0.75). This did not differ by gender (p=0.655). Over 75% of these participants continued to weigh themselves at least once a week. Frequent self-weighing may be an effective, low-cost strategy for weight loss maintenance. Future research should further investigate the role of self-weighing in long-term weight gain prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-353f5fe772384a329f242cd5738f9f962025-02-03T06:13:08ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162017-01-01201710.1155/2017/49563264956326Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled TrialLua Wilkinson0Carly R. Pacanowski1David Levitsky2Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USADepartment of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USADivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USAFrequent self-weighing is associated with weight loss maintenance. Several years ago, we investigated frequent self-weighing’s effect on weight loss and found the participants lost a significant amount of weight. Three years after this trial's end, participants were contacted for an update on their weight and self-weighing frequency. Weight change and self-weighing frequency since the end of the study were assessed. We hypothesized that participants who maintained frequent self-weighing behavior would have maintained their weight loss. Out of 98 participants enrolled in the RCT, 37% (n = 36) participated in this follow-up study. Total weight loss during the trial for the follow-up participants was 12.7 ± 19.4 lbs (p<0.001). Three years after intervention, participants regained 0.9 ± 4.34 lbs, a value that was not statistically different from zero (p=0.75). This did not differ by gender (p=0.655). Over 75% of these participants continued to weigh themselves at least once a week. Frequent self-weighing may be an effective, low-cost strategy for weight loss maintenance. Future research should further investigate the role of self-weighing in long-term weight gain prevention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4956326 |
| spellingShingle | Lua Wilkinson Carly R. Pacanowski David Levitsky Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Obesity |
| title | Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | three year follow up of participants from a self weighing randomized controlled trial |
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