STUDY OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT-LOSS

被引:14
作者
HARTZ, AJ
KALKHOFF, RK
RIMM, AA
MCCALL, RJ
机构
[1] MED COLL WISCONSIN,DEPT PREVENT MED,MILWAUKEE,WI 53226
[2] MED COLL WISCONSIN,ENDOCRINE METAB SECT,MILWAUKEE,WI 53226
[3] MARQUETTE UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,MILWAUKEE,WI 53233
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1016/0091-7435(79)90321-9
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to determine whether it is possible to predict which patients will have the most success in maintaining weight loss following an in-hospital weight reduction program. Subjects included 175 severely obese women who elected hospitalization for 3 weeks while they participated in a weight reduction program (average loss, 15 pounds). They were followed for 18 to 24 months after discharge. During hospitalization the women were studied intensively, and factors associated with the etiology of obesity were measured. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and Michill Adjective Rating Scale (MARS) psychological tests were used along with a comprehensive history questionnaire containing questions on many factors implicated in the etiology of obesity, including weight history, medical history, eating habits, obesity of family members, and demographics. Of the 89 factors examined, only 3 were found to be significantly related to an ability to maintain weight loss following discharge: the Control and Responsibility scales of the MMPI and a combination of number of meals a day and time of strong appetite. These factors, though statistically significant, were not adequate to predict which women would be able to maintain weight loss. The lack of importance of a large number of common etiologic factors in predicting weight loss suggests that future studies should concentrate on determining what etiologic factors change in subjects losing weight and what factors enable these subjects to make the necessary changes. © 1979.
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页码:471 / 483
页数:13
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