Absolute Weight Loss, and Not Weight Loss Rate, Is Associated with Better Improvements in Metabolic Health
Table 1
Subject characteristics.
Variable
Slow WLR
Rec WLR
Fast WLR
N
Mean (SD)
N
Mean (SD)
N
Mean (SD)
Age (y)
9179
52.6 (13.1)
1851
52.4 (12.7)
251
50.7 (11.5)
Sex (%male)
26.1%
33.9%
60.1%†
Treatment time (mo)
12.2 (12.6)
15.1 (14.7)
15.0 (15.5)
BMI (kg/m2)
39.3 (7.2)
42.7 (8.2)
47.8 (10.8)†
Weight (kg)
109.3 (23.8)
121.9 (26.9)
142.4 (28.7)†
Δ weight (kg)
−5.0 (5.4)
−13.3 (8.7)
−24.7 (13.4)†
Overall WLR (kg/wk)
−0.13 (0.11)
−0.37 (0.24)
−0.73 (0.51)†
Early WLR (kg/wk)
−0.19 (0.14)
−0.61 (0.11)
−0.93 (0.46)†
SBP (mmHg)
9109
128 (13)
1840
132 (14)
249
135 (15)†
Δ SBP (mmHg)
−3 (13)
−7 (14)
−9 (15)†
DBP (mmHg)
9073
78 (8)
1836
79 (8)
247
82 (9)†
Δ DBP (mmHg)
−2 (9)
−4 (9)
−6 (10)†
Glucose (mM)
1344
6.0 (1.5)
305
5.8 (1.3)
41
6.0 (1.2)
Δ glucose (mM)
−0.1 (0.9)
−0.2 (0.9)
−0.5 (0.9)
Triglyceride (mM)
1524
1.6 (0.8)
346
1.5 (0.8)
46
1.4 (0.7)
Δ triglyceride (mM)
−0.1 (0.6)
−0.1 (0.6)
−0.2 (0.5)
HDL (mM)
2253
1.26 (0.33)
469
1.20 (0.32)
67
1.10 (0.25)
Δ HDL (mM)
0.02 (0.15)
0.06 (0.17)
0.05 (0.15)
Waist (cm)
4868
120.1 (15.5)
1360
126.5 (16.8)
172
140.2 (16.1)†
Δ waist (cm)
−4.2 (6.7)
−9.5 (8.3)
−15.2 (11.9)†
Weight loss med use (%)
9179
14.6%
1851
17.0%
253
18.1%
Slow WLR (<0.45 kg/wk), Rec WLR (0.45 to 0.9 kg/wk), or Fast WLR (≥0.91 kg/wk) during the initial 3–6 month. Different from Slow WLR ().†Different from Rec WLR ().