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1. Executive functions are associated with weight loss during participation in a medically supervised weight loss program

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Geoffrey Tremont, Vincent Pera, Karysa Britton, John Gunstad, Lucille Rathier, Rachel Galioto, and Dale S. Bond

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Working memory, business.industry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Neuropsychology, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Weight Loss Program, medicine.disease, Executive functions, Obesity, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Weight loss, Emotional control, Internal Medicine, medicine, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Executive dysfunction, Clinical psychology
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Executive dysfunction is common in obesity and has significant implications for weight loss treatment. Twenty-four patients completed a measure of executive functions before participating in a medically supervised weight loss program. Working memory, emotional control, and initiation were associated with 8-week weight loss. Executive function assessment may be used as a predictor of weight loss outcomes.

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2018
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2. Executive functions predict weight loss in a medically supervised weight loss programme

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Geoffrey Tremont, Vincent Pera, Dale S. Bond, Lucille Rathier, John Gunstad, and Rachel Galioto

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cognition, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, food.diet, neuropsychology, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Impulsivity, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, food, Weight loss, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, Working memory, Cognitive flexibility, Neuropsychology, Cognition, Original Articles, Executive functions, executive functions, Very low calorie diet, Physical therapy, Original Article, medicine.symptom, business, Behavioural weight loss
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SummaryBackground Deficits in executive functions are related to poorer weight loss after bariatric surgery; however, less is known about the role that these deficits may play during participation in nonsurgical weight loss programmes. This study examined associations between objectively measured executive functions and weight loss during participation in a medically supervised weight loss programme. Methods Twenty-three adult patients (age 50.4 ± 15.1, BMI 44.2 ± 8.8, 68% female, 92% White) enrolled in a medically supervised weight loss programme, involving prescription of a very low calorie diet and strategies to change eating and activity behaviours, underwent comprehensive computerized testing of executive functions at baseline. Weight was obtained at baseline and 8 weeks. Demographic and clinical information were obtained through medical chart review. Results Participants lost an average of 9.8 ± 3.4% of their initial body weight at 8 weeks. Fewer correct responses on a set-shifting task and faster reaction time on a response inhibition task were associated with lower weight loss percentage at 8 weeks after adjusting for age, education and depressive symptoms. There were no associations between performance on tests of working memory or planning and weight loss. Conclusions This study shows that worse performance on a set-shifting task (indicative of poorer cognitive flexibility) and faster reaction times on a response inhibition test (indicative of higher impulsivity) are associated with lower weight loss among participants in a medically supervised weight loss programme. Pre-treatment assessment of executive functions may be useful in identifying individuals who may be at risk for suboptimal treatment outcomes. Future research is needed to replicate these findings in larger samples and identify underlying mechanisms.

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2016

3. Measurement characteristics of the ankle–brachial index: results from the Action for Health in Diabetes study

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Edward W. Lipkin, Jane Tavares, Laurie Bissett, Sarah Ledbury, Kathy Dotson, JoAnn A. Phillipp, Lynne Lichtermann, Carmen Pal, Susan Green, Ann V. Schwartz, Michael T. McDermott, Dace L. Trence, Vicki A. Maddy, Suzanne Phelan, Cara Walcheck, Jack Rejeski, Michael C. Nevitt, Paulette Cohrs, Thomas A. Wadden, Ronald J. Prineas, Kristi Rau, Magpuri Perpetua, Siran Ghazarian, Terry Barrett, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Robert I. Berkowitz, Virginia Harlan, Jennifer Mayer, George L. Blackburn, Gary D. Miller, Jeff Honas, Sarah Michaels, Rita Donaldson, Jeanne Carls, Barbara Harrison, Barbara J. Maschak-Carey, Amy Dobelstein, Charlotte Bragg, Jackie Day, Canice E. Crerand, Debra Clark, Karen T. Vujevich, Kathy Lane, Rina R. Wing, Renee Davenport, Shandiin Begay, Alain G. Bertoni, Sharon D. Jackson, Steven E. Kahn, Richard S. Crow, Valerie Goldman, Sarah A. Jaramillo, Kristina P. Schumann, David M. Nathan, William H. Herman, James O. Hill, Kati Szamos, Steven M. Haffner, Osama Hamdy, Karen C. Johnson, Judy Bahnson, Mary Lou Klem, Denise G. Simons-Morton, David E. Kelley, Emily A. Finch, Maureen Malloy, Donna Wolf, Leeann Carmichael, Deborah Robles, Diane Hirsch, Elizabeth Bovaird, Justin Glass, Robert Kuehnel, Brenda Montgomery, Didas Fallis, Jennifer Gauvin, Kim Landry, Michaela Rahorst, Renate H. Rosenthal, William C. Knowler, Robert W. Jeffery, Monika M. Safford, John P. Foreyt, Ellen J. Anderson, Michelle Chan, Cathy Manus, Julie Currin, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, Erin Patterson, Jeanne M. Clark, Mara Z. Vitolins, Nancy Scurlock, Stanley Heshka, Ken C. Chiu, Vicki DiLillo, Donna H. Ryan, Mary Evans, La Donna James, Edward W. Gregg, Gary D. Foster, Connie Mobley, Christian Speas, Eva Obarzanek, Caitlin Egan, Renee Bright, Frank L. Greenway, Robert S. Schwartz, Robert C. Kores, Ann Goebel-Fabbri, Anna Bertorelli, Ann McNamara, Patricia Lipschutz, Heather Chenot, Maria Sun, Helen Chomentowski, Carlos Lorenzo, Pamela Coward, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Donald A. Williamson, Heather Turgeon, Alan McNamara, Barbara Bancroft, Jonathan Krakoff, Debi Celnik, Erica Ferguson, Molly Gee, Lewis H. Kuller, Tatum Charron, Deborah Maier, Amelia Hodges, Linda M. Delahanty, Mary Anne Holowaty, Janet Krulia, Rebecca Danchenko, Van S. Hubbard, Rebecca S. Reeves, Lindsey Munkwitz, Linda Foss, Don Kieffer, Kara I. Gallagher, Paul M. Ribisl, Heather McCormick, David F. Williamson, Carrie Combs, Birgitta I. Rice, Edward S. Horton, Zhu Ming Zhang, Stanley Schwartz, Sharon Hall, Clara Smith, Janet Bonk, Richard Ginsburg, Cathy Roche, Mark A. Espeland, Jennifer Rush, Elizabeth Tucker, Tricia Skarpol, Maureen Daly, Susan Z. Yanovski, Nita Webb, John P. Bantle, George A. Bray, Amy A. Gorin, Theresa Michel, Lori Lambert, Lauren Lessard, Jennifer Patricio, Greg Strylewicz, Charles Campbell, Wei Lang, Cecilia Farach, Richard Carey, Vincent Pera, Carolyne Campbell, Medhat Botrous, Robert H. Knopp, William R. Hiatt, David M. Reboussin, Carolyn Thorson, Daniel Edmundowicz, Marsha Miller, Mandy Shipp, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Monica Mullen, Louise Hesson, Ruby Johnson, Henry J. Pownall, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Natalie Robinson, Barbara Steiner, Enrico Cagliero, Sheikilya Thomas, Carol Percy, Paula Bolin, Debra Force, Lawton S. Cooper, Kathy Horak, Juliet Mancino, M. Patricia Snyder, Salma Benchekroun, Stephen P. Glasser, Douglas A. Raynor, Jeanne Charleston, Richard R. Rubin, Gracie Cunningham, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Anthony N. Fabricatore, Brandi Armand, Kimberley Chula-Maquire, Helen Lambeth, April Hamilton, Cynthia Hayashi, Straci Gilbert, Kerry J. Stewart, Cora E. Lewis, Mohammed F. Saad, Janelia Smiley, Andrea M. Kriska, Richard F. Hamman, J. P. Massaro, Barb Elnyczky, Lisa Palermo, Tammy Monk, Donna Green, Patrick Reddin, Peter H. Bennett, Kerry Ovalle, Pat Harper, Therese Ockenden, Kerin Brelje, Christos S. Mantzoros, Santica M. Marcovina, Amy Keranen, Deborah F. Tate, John M. Jakicic, Trena Johnsey, Judith G. Regensteiner, Bernadette Todacheenie, Ray Carvajal, Sarah Bain, Minnie Roanhorse, Sandra Sangster, Tina Killean, Jennifer Perault, Bruce Redmon, Jeffrey M. Curtis, Abbas E. Kitabchi, Anne E. Mathews, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Rob Nicholson, Allison Strate, Hollie A. Raynor, L. Christie Oden, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Leigh A. Shovestull, Tina Morgan, Judith Regenseiner, Roque M. Murillo, Delia S. West, Jason Maeda, Kathryn Hayward, Patricia E. Hogan, Kristin Wallace, Maria G. Montez, John A. Shepherd, Loretta Rome, Judith E. Soberman, Peter B. Jones, Andrea Crisler, Enrique Caballero, Frederick L. Brancati, and Brent VanDorsten

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Brachial Artery, Blood Pressure, Type 2 diabetes, Overweight, Sensitivity and Specificity, Article, Cohort Studies, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, medicine, Humans, Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, Aged, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Framingham Risk Score, business.industry, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Surgery, body regions, medicine.anatomical_structure, Standard error, Blood pressure, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiology, Female, Ankle, medicine.symptom, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Algorithms, Ankle Joint, Cohort study
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Abstract Many protocols have been used in clinical and research settings for collecting systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurements to calculate the ankle–brachial index (ABI); however, it is not known how useful it is to replicate measurements and which measures best reflect cardiovascular risk. Standardized measurements of ankle and arm SBP from 5140 overweight or obese individuals with type 2 diabetes were used to estimate sources of variation. Measurement characteristics of leg-specific ABI, as calculated using a standard algorithm based on the highest SBP of the dorsalis pedis or posterior tibial arteries, were projected using simulations. Coefficients of variability ranged from 2% to 3% when single SBP measurements were used and ABI was overestimated by 2–3%. Taking two SBP measurements at each site reduced standard errors and bias each by 30–40%. The sensitivity of detecting low ABI ranges exceeded 90% for ABI within 0.05 of the 0.90 clinical cut-point. The average and the minimum of the two (i.e. right and left) leg-specific ABI values had similar U-shaped relationships with Framingham risk scores; however, the average leg ABI had slightly greater precision. Replicating SBP measurements reduces the error and bias of ABI. Averaging leg-specific values may increase power for characterizing cardiovascular disease risk.

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2008
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4. Partial Meal Replacement Plan and Quality of the Diet at 1 Year: Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) Trial

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Hollie A. Raynor, Andrea M. Anderson, Gary D. Miller, Rebecca Reeves, Linda M. Delahanty, Mara Z. Vitolins, Patricia Harper, Connie Mobley, Kati Konersman, Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, Frederick L. Brancati, Jeff Honas, Lawrence Cheskin, Jeanne M. Clark, Kerry Stewart, Richard Rubin, Jeanne Charleston, Kathy Horak, George A. Bray, Kristi Rau, Allison Strate, Brandi Armand, Frank L. Greenway, Donna H. Ryan, Donald Williamson, Amy Bachand, Michelle Begnaud, Betsy Berhard, Elizabeth Caderette, Barbara Cerniauskas, David Creel, Diane Crow, Helen Guay, Nancy Kora, Kelly LaFleur, Kim Landry, Missy Lingle, Jennifer Perault, Mandy Shipp, Marisa Smith, Elizabeth Tucker, Cora E. Lewis, Sheikilya Thomas, Monika Safford, Vicki DiLillo, Charlotte Bragg, Amy Dobelstein, Stacey Gilbert, Stephen Glasser, Sara Hannum, Anne Hubbell, Jennifer Jones, DeLavallade Lee, Ruth Luketic, Karen Marshall, L. Christie Oden, Janet Raines, Cathy Roche, Janet Truman, Nita Webb, Audrey Wrenn, David M. Nathan, Heather Turgeon, Kristina Schumann, Enrico Cagliero, Linda Delahanty, Kathryn Hayward, Ellen Anderson, Laurie Bissett, Richard Ginsburg, Valerie Goldman, Virginia Harlan, Charles McKitrick, Alan McNamara, Theresa Michel, Alexi Poulos, Barbara Steiner, Joclyn Tosch, Edward S. Horton, Sharon D. Jackson, Osama Hamdy, A. Enrique Caballero, Sarah Bain, Elizabeth Bovaird, Ann Goebel-Fabbri, Lori Lambert, Sarah Ledbury, Maureen Malloy, Kerry Ovalle, George Blackburn, Christos Mantzoros, Kristinia Day, Ann McNamara, James O. Hill, Marsha Miller, JoAnn Phillipp, Robert Schwartz, Brent Van Dorsten, Judith Regensteiner, Salma Benchekroun, Ligia Coelho, Paulette Cohrs, Elizabeth Daeninck, Amy Fields, Susan Green, April Hamilton, Jere Hamilton, Eugene Leshchinskiy, Michael McDermott, Lindsey Munkwitz, Loretta Rome, Kristin Wallace, Terra Worley, John P. Foreyt, Rebecca S. Reeves, Henry Pownall, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Peter Jones, Michele Burrington, Chu-Huang Chen, Allyson Clark, Molly Gee, Sharon Griggs, Michelle Hamilton, Veronica Holley, Jayne Joseph, Patricia Pace, Julieta Palencia, Olga Satterwhite, Jennifer Schmidt, Devin Volding, Carolyn White, Mohammed F. Saad, Siran Ghazarian, Ken C. Chiu, Medhat Botrous, Michelle Chan, Magpuri Perpetua, Karen C. Johnson, Carolyn Gresham, Stephanie Connelly, Amy Brewer, Mace Coday, Lisa Jones, Lynne Lichtermann, Shirley Vosburg, J. Lee Taylor, Abbas E. Kitabchi, Helen Lambeth, Debra Clark, Andrea Crisler, Gracie Cunningham, Donna Green, Debra Force, Robert Kores, Renate Rosenthal, Elizabeth Smith, Maria Sun, Judith Soberman, Robert W. Jeffery, Carolyn Thorson, John P. Bantle, J. Bruce Redmon, Richard S. Crow, Scott Crow, Susan K. Raatz, Kerrin Brelje, Carolyne Campbell, Jeanne Carls, Tara Carmean-Mihm, Emily Finch, Anna Fox, Elizabeth Hoelscher, La Donna James, Vicki A. Maddy, Therese Ockenden, Birgitta I. Rice, Tricia Skarphol, Ann D. Tucker, Mary Susan Voeller, Cara Walcheck, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Jennifer Patricio, Stanley Heshka, Carmen Pal, Lynn Allen, Diane Hirsch, Mary Anne Holowaty, Thomas A. Wadden, Barbara J. Maschak-Carey, Stanley Schwartz, Gary D. Foster, Robert I. Berkowitz, Henry Glick, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Johanna Brock, Helen Chomentowski, Vicki Clark, Canice Crerand, Renee Davenport, Andrea Diamond, Anthony Fabricatore, Louise Hesson, Stephanie Krauthamer-Ewing, Robert Kuehnel, Patricia Lipschutz, Monica Mullen, Leslie Womble, Nayyar Iqbal, David E. Kelley, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Lewis Kuller, Andrea Kriska, Janet Bonk, Rebecca Danchenko, Daniel Edmundowicz, Mary L. Klem, Monica E. Yamamoto, Barb Elnyczky, George A. Grove, Pat Harper, Janet Krulia, Juliet Mancino, Anne Mathews, Tracey Y. Murray, Joan R. Ritchea, Jennifer Rush, Karen Vujevich, Donna Wolf, Rena R. Wing, Renee Bright, Vincent Pera, John Jakicic, Deborah Tate, Amy Gorin, Kara Gallagher, Amy Bach, Barbara Bancroft, Anna Bertorelli, Richard Carey, Tatum Charron, Heather Chenot, Kimberley Chula-Maguire, Pamela Coward, Lisa Cronkite, Julie Currin, Maureen Daly, Caitlin Egan, Erica Ferguson, Linda Foss, Jennifer Gauvin, Don Kieffer, Lauren Lessard, Deborah Maier, J.P. Massaro, Tammy Monk, Rob Nicholson, Erin Patterson, Suzanne Phelan, Hollie Raynor, Douglas Raynor, Natalie Robinson, Deborah Robles, Jane Tavares, Steven M. Haffner, Maria G. Montez, Carlos Lorenzo, Steven E. Kahn, Brenda Montgomery, Robert Knopp, Edward Lipkin, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Dace Trence, Terry Barrett, Joli Bartell, Diane Greenberg, Anne Murillo, Betty Ann Richmond, April Thomas, William C. Knowler, Paula Bolin, Tina Killean, Cathy Manus, Jonathan Krakoff, Jeffrey M. Curtis, Justin Glass, Sara Michaels, Peter H. Bennett, Tina Morgan, Shandiin Begay, Bernadita Fallis, Jeanette Hermes, Diane F. Hollowbreast, Ruby Johnson, Maria Meacham, Julie Nelson, Carol Percy, Patricia Poorthunder, Sandra Sangster, Nancy Scurlock, Leigh A. Shovestull, Janelia Smiley, Katie Toledo, Christina Tomchee, Darryl Tonemah, Anne Peters, Valerie Ruelas, Siran Ghazarian Sengardi, Kathryn Graves, Sara Serafin-Dokhan, Mark A. Espeland, Judy L. Bahnson, Lynne Wagenknecht, David Reboussin, W. Jack Rejeski, Alain Bertoni, Wei Lang, Gary Miller, David Lefkowitz, Patrick S. Reynolds, Paul Ribisl, Mara Vitolins, Michael Booth, Kathy M. Dotson, Amelia Hodges, Carrie C. Williams, Jerry M. Barnes, Patricia A. Feeney, Jason Griffin, Lea Harvin, William Herman, Patricia Hogan, Sarah Jaramillo, Mark King, Kathy Lane, Rebecca Neiberg, Andrea Ruggiero, Christian Speas, Michael P. Walkup, Karen Wall, Michelle Ward, Delia S. West, Terri Windham, Michael Nevitt, Susan Ewing, Cynthia Hayashi, Jason Maeda, Lisa Palermo, Michaela Rahorst, Ann Schwartz, John Shepherd, Santica M. Marcovina, Greg Strylewicz, Ronald J. Prineas, Teresa Alexander, Lisa Billings, Charles Campbell, Sharon Hall, Susan Hensley, Yabing Li, Zhu-Ming Zhang, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, Robert Moran, Richard Foushee, Nancy J. Hall, Barbara Harrison, Van S. Hubbard, Susan Z. Yanovski, Lawton S. Cooper, Jeffrey Cutler, Eva Obarzanek, Edward W. Gregg, David F. Williamson, and Ping Zhang

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Meal replacement, Diet, Reducing, Ethnic group, Type 2 diabetes, Overweight, Motor Activity, Article, law.invention, Body Mass Index, Nutrition Policy, Food group, Randomized controlled trial, law, Environmental health, Diabetes mellitus, Diet, Diabetic, medicine, Humans, Obesity, Precision Medicine, Diet, Fat-Restricted, Life Style, Meals, Aged, Foods, Specialized, Meal, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Combined Modality Therapy, United States, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Physical therapy, Patient Compliance, Female, medicine.symptom, Snacks, business, Food Science
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Background Little is known about diet quality with a reduced-energy, low-fat, partial meal replacement plan, especially in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) trial implemented a partial meal replacement plan in the Intensive Lifestyle Intervention. Objective To compare dietary intake and percent meeting fat-related and food group dietary recommendations in Intensive Lifestyle Intervention and Diabetes Support and Education groups at 12 months. Design A randomized controlled trial comparing Intensive Lifestyle Intervention with Diabetes Support and Education at 0 and 12 months. Participants/setting From 16 US sites, the first 50% of participants (aged 45 to 76 years, overweight or obese, with type 2 diabetes) were invited to complete dietary assessments. Complete 0- and 12-month dietary assessments (collected between 2001 and 2004) were available for 2,397 participants (46.6% of total participants), with 1,186 randomized to Diabetes Support and Education group and 1,211 randomized to Intensive Lifestyle Intervention group. Main outcome measures A food frequency questionnaire assessed intake: energy; percent energy from protein, fat, carbohydrate, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and saturated fats; trans -fatty acids; cholesterol; fiber; weekly meal replacements; and daily servings from food groups from the Food Guide Pyramid. Statistical analyses performed Mixed-factor analyses of covariance, using Proc MIXED with a repeated statement, with age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and income controlled. Unadjusted χ 2 tests compared percent meeting fat-related and food group recommendations at 12 months. Results At 12 months, Intensive Lifestyle Intervention participants had a significantly lower fat and cholesterol intake and greater fiber intake than Diabetes Support and Education participants. Intensive Lifestyle Intervention participants consumed more servings per day of fruits; vegetables; and milk, yogurt, and cheese; and fewer servings per day of fats, oils, and sweets than Diabetes Support and Education participants. A greater percentage of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention participants than Diabetes Support and Education participants met fat-related and most food group recommendations. Within Intensive Lifestyle Intervention, a greater percentage of participants consuming two or more meal replacements per day than participants consuming less than one meal replacement per day met most fat-related and food group recommendations. Conclusions The partial meal replacement plan consumed by Intensive Lifestyle Intervention participants was related to superior diet quality.

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2014

5. Implications of Look AHEAD for clinical trials and clinical practice

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Pamela Coward, Ping Zhang, Lea N. Harvin, Andrea Anderson, Limprevil Divers Dominique, Louise Hesson, Ruby Johnson, Lisa Keasler, Judith G. Regensteiner, Karen Wall, Vincent Pera, John A. Shepherd, Robert H. Knopp, Donna LaJames, Carolyn Gresham, Robert Moran, Jean Arceci, Joan R. Ritchea, Carlos C. Isaac, Michelle Hamilton, Joyce Lambert, Jeanne M. Clark, Tammy DeBruce, Sheikilya Thomas, Janet Crane, Valerie Goldman, Delia Smith West, Mace Coday, David Lefkowitz, Tricia Skarphol, Julie Currin, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Mary Barr, Dawn Jiggetts, Julia Rushing, Patricia H. Harper, Ann D. Tucker, Raymond Carvajal, Rebecca Danchenko, David M. Reboussin, Amy Brewer, Valerie Ruelas, Daniel Edmundowicz, Marsha Miller, Rena R. Wing, Melanie A. Jaeb, Monica Mullen, Amy Bach, Paula Bolin, Serafin Dokhan Sara, Debra Force, Diane F. Hollowbreast, Carol Percy, Deborah Maier, Quintero Varela Brenda, Susan Green, Kathy Michalski, David Bolen, Jeffrey M. Curtis, Abbas E. Kitabchi, Kati Konersman, Mayer Davis Elizabeth, Kerrin Brelje, Anthony N. Fabricatore, Anne Hubbell, Goebel Fabbri Ann, Jayne Thomas, Linda Foss, Richard S. Crow, Charles F. Coleman, Crystal Duncan, Cralen Davis, Martha Walker, Kirstie Craul, Carolyn White, Maria G. Montez, Theresa Michel, Douglas A. Raynor, David O. Garcia, Huang Chu-Chen, Thomas A. Wadden, Kristi Rau, Tamika Earl, Monica Lockett, Bernadita Fallis, Pi Sunyer Xavier, Cathy Roche, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Allison Strate, Robert I. Berkowitz, Sara Michaels, B. Van Dorsten, S. Cooper, Elaine Tsai, Patrick S. Reynolds, Michael S. Lawlor, Jerry M. Barnes, Wei Lang, Tara D. Beckner, Lisa Hoelscher, Janet Turman, Juliet Mancino, Gabriela Rodriguez, Lynn Allen, Gabriela Rios, Amy D. Rickman, Cathy Manus, Julie Hu, James O. Hill, Lauren Lessard, Catherine M. Champagne, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Jeanne Charleston, Peter B. Jones, Barbara Cerniauskas, Maria Sowers, Ebenezer A Nyenwe, Jeanne Spellman, Debra Clark, Carolyne Campbell, Terri Windham, Nora Ramirez, Jennifer Patricio, Janet Wallace, Donald A. Williamson, Nayyar Iqbal, Carolyn Thorson, Elizabeth Beale, Lauren Cox, Teddy Thomas, Sarah Lee, Lin Ewing, L. Christie Oden, Steven E. Kahn, Deborah F. Tate, Jason Maeda, Renee Davenport, Linda M. Delahanty, Sarah Ledbury, Kathy Dotson, Carmen Pal, Vinod Gaur, Alain G. Bertoni, Sharon D. Jackson, Kim Landry, Lucy F. Faulconbridge, Gary D. Miller, Mark A. Espeland, Dianne Heidingsfelder, William C. Knowler, Helen Guay, Frank L. Greenway, Richard Carey, Siran Ghazarian, Heather Chenot, Osama Hamdy, Barbara Fargnoli, Morgan Taggart Ivy, Henry A. Glick, Rose Salata, Alan Wesley, Charlotte Bragg, Sarah A. Gaussoin, Hensley Susan, Vicki DiLillo, Ann McNamara, Haiying Chen, Terra Thompson, Patricia Lipschutz, Lisa Jones, Steven M. Haffner, Erin Patterson, Paul Bloomquist, Michelle Horowitz, Janelia Smiley, Andrea M. Kriska, Sarah Longenecker, Marisa Smith, Susan Copelli, Lane L. Liscum, Christina Morris, Holly R. Wyatt, Jason Griffin, Henry J. Pownall, John M. Jakicic, Frederick L. Brancati, Judy Bahnson, Loretta Rome, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Jessica Hurting, J. P. Massaro, Heather Turgeon, Jonathan Krakoff, Diane M. Greenberg, Patti Laqua, Mary E. Larkin, Yuliis Bell, Kathryn Hayward, Jennifer Arceneaux, Jackie Roche, Cora E. Lewis, Helen P. Hazuda, Susan K. Ewing, Carrie C. Williams, Kari Galuski, Anne Murillo, Sarah Bain, Miranda Smart, Amelia Hodges, Van S. Hubbard, Caitlin M. Egan, Christine Stevens, Mary T. Korytkowski, Cecilia Wang, Sharon Griggs, Kristina Spellman, Missy Lingle, Natalie Robinson, Molly Gee, Tatum Charron, Maschak Carey Barbara, Paul M. Ribisl, Helen Lambeth, Sandra Sangster, David M. Nathan, Lisa Palermo, Tammy Monk, Effoe E. Sammah, Donna Green, Kathy Lane, Richard Foushee, Valerie H. Myers, April Thomas, Yabing Li, Tina Killean, Jennifer Perault, Edward W. Gregg, Peter H. Bennett, Sara Hannum, Edward W. Lipkin, Jane Tavares, Helen Chomentowski, Enrico Cagliero, Andre Morgan, Paulette Cohrs, Dalane W. Kitzman, Susan Harrier, Kerry Ovalle, Maureen Daly, Susan Z. Yanovski, George A. Bray, Basma Fattaleh, W. Jack Rejeski, Diane G. Ives, David E. Kelley, J. Bruce Redmon, Patricia Poorthunder, Erica Ferguson, Michaela Rahorst, Katie Toledo, J. Lee Taylor, Elizabeth Smith, Birgitta I. Rice, Edward S. Horton, Zhu Ming Zhang, George L. Blackburn, Renate H. Rosenthal, Karen Quirin, Vicki A. Maddy, Jennifer Schmidt, Veronica Holley, Therese Ockenden, April Hamilton, Mary A. Hontz, Brenda Montgomery, Barbara Harrison, Carolyn Johnson, Cindy Puckett, A. Enrique Caballero, Valle Fagan Thania Del, Cynthia Hayashi, Ellen J. Anderson, Christos S. Mantzoros, Diane Hirsch, Kerry J. Stewart, Renee Bright, Santica M. Marcovina, Virginia Harlan, Mary Evans, Michael P. Walkup, Danielle Diggins, Barbara Bancroft, Lynne Lichtermann, Kathy Tyler, Anne L. Peters, Lee Swartzc, Karen C. Johnson, Mario Stylianou, Elizabeth Bovaird, Robert C. Kores, Donna H. Ryan, Susan S. Voeller, Lisa Cronkite, Lori Lambert, Clark C. Gardner, Rebecca H. Neiberg, Laurie Bissett, L B. Coelho, Don Kieffer, John P. Bantle, L. Brancati, Ann V. Schwartz, Jennifer Gauvin, Mara Z. Vitolins, Jolanta Socha, Debbie Bochert, Susanne Danus, Chula Maguire Kimberley, Gary D. Foster, Caitlin Egan, Eugene Leshchinskiy, Sara Evans, Stephen P. Glasser, Barbara Elnyczky, John J. Albers, Richard R. Rubin, Gracie Cunningham, Julieta Palencia, Beate Griffin, Kathy Hathaway, Michele Burrington, Tracey Y. Murray, Lewis H. Kuller, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Edgar Ramirez, Ann A. Richmond, Robert W. Jeffery, Monika M. Safford, Stanley Schwartz, John P. Foreyt, Nancy J. Hall, Candace Goode, Jere T. Hamilton, Maureen Malloy, Robert Kuehnel, Mark King, Don Hire, David F. Williamson, Lavallade DeLee, R.J. Prineas, Amy A. Gorin, Anne A. Holowaty, Donna Valenski, Moana Mosby, Anna Bertorelli, Carlos Lorenzo, Susan Cantu-Lumbreras, Kara I. Gallagher, Tandaw E. Samdarshi, Dace L. Trence, Michelle Begnaud, Melanie Franks, Amy Dobelstein, Jane King, Deborah Robles, Hollie A. Raynor, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Diane Wheeler, Rob Nicholson, Suzanne Phelan, Cara Walcheck, Michael C. Nevitt, Julie A. Nelson, Maria Meacham, Rebecca S. Reeves, Leigh A. Shovestull, Seth Braunstein, Mia Johnson, Chanchai Sapun, Lawrence M. Friedman, Lolline Chong, Daniel P. Beavers, Patricia E. Hogan, Domingo Granado, Lisa Martich, Timothy S. Church, Andrea Crisler, and Peter Kaufman

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Research design, Blood Glucose, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Blood Pressure, Type 2 diabetes, Overweight, Article, law.invention, Endocrinology, Randomized controlled trial, Patient Education as Topic, law, Weight loss, Diabetes mellitus, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, Obesity, Triglycerides, Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, business.industry, Incidence, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, United States, Clinical trial, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases, Research Design, Physical therapy, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Risk Reduction Behavior, Biomarkers, Follow-Up Studies
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Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) was a randomized clinical trial designed to examine the long-term health effects of weight loss in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. The primary result was that the incidence of cardiovascular events over a median follow-up of 9.6 years was not reduced in the Intensive Lifestyle Group relative to the control group. This finding is discussed, with emphasis on its implications for design of trials and clinical treatment of obese persons with type 2 diabetes.

Published
2014

6. Changes in Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Exercise among Obese Women in a Weight Management Program

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Lynda Szymanski, Vincent Pera, Matthew M. Clark, Dean G. Cruess, and Bernardine M. Pinto

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Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Diet, Reducing, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Decision Making, Population, Medicine (miscellaneous), Blood Pressure, Relapse prevention, Statistics, Nonparametric, Body Mass Index, Endocrinology, Behavior Therapy, Weight loss, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Confidence building, Weight management, medicine, Humans, education, Exercise, Aged, Balance (ability), Research method, Self-efficacy, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Body Weight, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Feeding Behavior, Middle Aged, Self Efficacy, Obesity, Morbid, Physical therapy, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Food Science
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PINTO, BERNARDINE M., MATTHEW W. CLARK, DEAN G. CRUESS, LYNDA SZYMANSKI, AND VINCENT PERA. Changes in self-efficacy and decisional balance for exercise among obese women in a weight management program. Obes Res. Objective: To assess changes in eating and exercise self-efficacy and decisional balance for exercise in an obese population enrolled in a multi-disciplinary weight management program. Research Method and Procedures: Thirty-two obese women were assessed at entry and after 12 weeks of treatment. Results: Participants showed 15% mean weight loss after 12 weeks of treatment. Mean minutes of self-reported exercise increased by 229%. Participants demonstrated significant improvements in self-efficacy for both eating and exercise and health parameters but not in decisional balance for exercise adoption. Discussion: These results may have implications for the practitioner in that self-efficacy changes occur during successful weight loss, but decisional balance for exercise may not change until individuals enter maintenance. These results imply that practitioners may be advised to shift from confidence building to relapse prevention early on in treatment, and that focusing on strengthening the pros of exercise and reducing the cons of exercise may need to remain constant during treatment.

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1999
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7. Perceived changes in sexual functioning and body image following weight loss in an obese female population: A pilot study

Author

John P. Wincze, Vincent Pera, Teresa K. King, Kelly Werlinger, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Gerontology, Sexual Behavior, Population, Pilot Projects, Human sexuality, Weight loss, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Weight management, Body Image, medicine, Humans, Obesity, education, Retrospective Studies, education.field_of_study, Sexual functioning, Retrospective cohort study, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Clinical Psychology, Sexual behavior, Female, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Clinical psychology
Abstract

This study assessed perceived changes in sexual behavior and body image after weight loss in a clinically obese population. Thirty-two women enrolled in a hospital-based multidisciplinary weight management program completed retrospective questionnaires about their sexual functioning and body image before and after weight loss. Subjects reported significant increases in the frequency of their sexual activity. Subjects also perceived significant improvements in their body image. These findings suggest that obese people experience positive changes in sexual functioning and body image after weight loss.

Published
1997
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8. Counseling Strategies for Obese Patients

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Barrie J. Guise, Ronald W. Thebarge, Michael G. Goldstein, Vincent Pera, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Psychotherapist, Epidemiology, Addiction, media_common.quotation_subject, Behavior change, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychological intervention, Transtheoretical model, MEDLINE, Primary care, Action (philosophy), Weight management, sense organs, skin and connective tissue diseases, Psychology, media_common
Abstract

Counseling strategies usually assume that an individual is ready to change; however this assumption is probably not true for many obese individuals seeking medical care. Since individuals progress through a series of stages of change, some may not yet be ready to change. The transtheoretical model of behavior change proposes that individuals move through stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. This model has been successfully applied to a range of addictive behaviors. The application of the transtheoretical model of behavior change to obesity treatment holds promise because interventions that match treatment strategies to an individual's stage of change may be more effective than current treatments. This article reviews the potential benefits of using the transtheoretical model for weight management in the primary care setting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): obesity, counseling, behavior.

Published
1996
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9. Maintenance of Weight Loss: A Needs Assessment

Author

Meredith L. Medeiros, Vincent Pera, Judith D. DePue, Laurie Ruggiero, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Adult, Male, Gerontology, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Diet, Reducing, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, medicine.medical_treatment, Medicine (miscellaneous), Support group, Endocrinology, Behavior Therapy, Weight loss, Weight Loss, Weight management, Humans, Medicine, Aerobic exercise, Obesity, Response rate (survey), Health Services Needs and Demand, business.industry, Data Collection, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, medicine.disease, Combined Modality Therapy, Diet reducing, Treatment Outcome, Needs assessment, Physical therapy, Female, medicine.symptom, Energy Intake, business, Food Science
Abstract

This study identified facilitators and obstacles to maintenance of weight loss following a very-low-calorie-diet and behavior modification program. A survey was mailed to a random sample of 178 program completers and received a 61% response rate; the most frequent follow-up period was more than 2 years. Twenty-nine percent reported weighing the same (within 10 lbs) or less than the end of their participation in the treatment program (maintainers), while 71% reported their present weight was a mean of 65% higher than their initial weight loss (regainers). Maintainers were significantly more likely to report engaging in regular aerobic exercise, attending a maintenance support group, and confidence in their ability to manage their weight in the future, while regainers were more likely to report stress and motivation as frequent weight management obstacles. Respondents consistently identified the need for low/no cost ongoing support. Maintainers and relapsers reported similar challenges in managing their weight, yet with different results, suggesting the need to identify subgroups for which different post-treatment support options could be applied.

Published
1995
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10. Consent for Genetics Studies Among Clinical Trial Participants: Findings from Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD)

Author

W. Jack Rejeski, Deborah F. Tate, Ray Carvajal, Renee Davenport, Shandiin Begay, Peter B. Jones, Roque M. Murillo, Laurie Bissett, Valerie Goldman, Maria G. Montez, Karen C. Johnson, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Ann V. Schwartz, Alain G. Bertoni, Sharon D. Jackson, Virginia Harlan, Jeffrey M. Curtis, E. S. Kahn, Paula Bolin, K. Dotson, Erica Ferguson, Abbas E. Kitabchi, Donald A. Williamson, Elizabeth Bovaird, Renee Bright, Patricia E. Hogan, Barbara Bancroft, Richard S. Crow, Elizabeth Tucker, Maureen Malloy, Kathy Lane, Tricia Skarphol, Julie Currin, Anne E. Mathews, Linda M. Delahanty, Jennifer Gauvin, Mara Z. Vitolins, Theresa Michel, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Mark A. Espeland, Jennifer Rush, Kristina P. Schumann, Anna Bertorelli, Allison Strate, Denise G. Simons-Morton, David E. Kelley, Carrie Combs, Nita Webb, Eva Obarzanek, Wei Lang, Rebecca S. Reeves, M. Patricia Snyder, Douglas A. Raynor, Susan Green, Robert Kuehnel, Richard Ginsburg, John P. Bantle, Gary D. Miller, L. Christie Oden, Richard Carey, Sarah Michaels, Rebecca Danchenko, Linda Foss, Gary D. Foster, Caitlin Egan, Jeanne Carls, Brenda Montgomery, Carlos Lorenzo, Lori Lambert, Medhat Botrous, Sarah Bain, Minnie Roanhorse, Heather McCormick, Michael T. McDermott, Edward W. Lipkin, Jane Tavares, Jason Maeda, Kathryn Hayward, Ann Goebel-Fabbri, Ann McNamara, Sandra Sangster, Cathy Roche, Cecilia Farach, David M. Nathan, Cathy Manus, Donna Wolf, William H. Herman, Paulette Cohrs, Patricia Lipschutz, P. J. Foreyt, Kara I. Gallagher, Thomas A. Wadden, Ronald J. Prineas, Kristi Rau, Tina Killean, Kerrin Brelje, Jennifer Perault, Justin Glass, George L. Blackburn, Edward W. Gregg, Anthony N. Fabricatore, Charles Campbell, Vicki A. Maddy, Steven E. Kahn, Emily A. Finch, Janet Bonk, Lauren Lessard, C. W. Knowler, M. Montez, Barbara Harrison, Barbara J. Maschak-Carey, Stephen P. Glasser, Molly Gee, Brandi Armand, Tatum Charron, Kristin Wallace, Jennifer Patricio, John A. Shepherd, Monica Mullen, Robert H. Knopp, Heather Chenot, Connie Mobley, Richard R. Rubin, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, David M. Reboussin, Judith G. Regensteiner, Bernadette Todacheenie, Alan McNamara, Amelia Hodges, Mary Anne Holowaty, S. M. Haffner, Robert S. Schwartz, Paul M. Ribisl, B. Montgomery, Carol Percy, B. D. W. Harrison, Mohammed F. Saad, Frank L. Greenway, Osama Hamdy, Van S. Hubbard, Dace L. Trence, Magpuri Perpetua, Mandy Shipp, Sharon Hall, Kim Landry, William C. Knowler, Christian Speas, Louise Hesson, Ruby Johnson, Deborah Maier, David F. Williamson, Deborah Robles, Zhu Ming Zhang, Janelia Smiley, Jennifer Mayer, Henry J. Pownall, Andrea M. Kriska, A. S. Jaramillo, Nancy Scurlock, Vicki DiLillo, Karen T. Vujevich, S. Terry Barrett, James O. Hill, Amy Dobelstein, Clara Smith, Heather Turgeon, Sarah Ledbury, Kathy Dotson, JoAnn A. Phillipp, Carmen Pal, A. Enrique Caballero, Natalie Robinson, Jonathan Krakoff, Debi Celnik, Sheikilya Thomas, J. P. Massaro, Mary Lou Klem, Ellen J. Anderson, Amy A. Gorin, Stanley Schwartz, Jeanne M. Clark, Enrico Cagliero, Leigh A. Shovestull, Didas Fallis, Siran Ghazarian, Lawton S. Cooper, Kathy Horak, Pamela Coward, Carolyn Thorson, Diane Hirsch, Robert I. Berkowitz, Stanley Heshka, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Salma Benchekroun, Erin Patterson, Rita Donaldson, La Donna James, Tina Morgan, Robert W. Jeffery, Monika M. Safford, John P. Foreyt, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Barbara Steiner, Michelle Chan, Leeann Carmichael, Barb Elnyczky, Charlotte Bragg, Delia S. West, Jacqueline Wesche-Thobaben, Canice E. Crerand, Lisa Palermo, Tammy Monk, Amy Keranen, April Hamilton, Patrick Reddin, Helen Chomentowski, Peter H. Bennett, Kati Szamos, Cynthia Hayashi, Kerry J. Stewart, Kerry Ovalle, Judy Bahnson, Pat Harper, John M. Jakicic, Janet Krulia, J. Bruce Redmon, Vincent Pera, Michaela Rahorst, Trena Johnsey, Maureen Daly, Susan Z. Yanovski, George A. Bray, Lindsey Munkwitz, Birgitta I. Rice, Edward S. Horton, Lawrence J. Cheskin, Daniel Edmundowicz, Marsha Miller, Therese Ockenden, Rena R. Wing, Christos S. Mantzoros, Santica M. Marcovina, Greg Strylewicz, Carolyne Campbell, Ken C. Chiu, Cora E. Lewis, Richard F. Hamman, Staci Gilbert, Don Kieffer, Frederick L. Brancati, Brent VanDorsten, Lynne Lichtermann, Juliet Mancino, Jeanne Charleston, Helen Lambeth, Suzanne Phelan, Cara Walcheck, Kimberley Chula-Maguire, Michael C. Nevitt, Donna H. Ryan, Hollie A. Raynor, Lewis H. Kuller, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Rob Nicholson, and Loretta Rome

Subjects
Research design, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Genetic Research, Alternative medicine, Type 2 diabetes, 01 natural sciences, Article, Ethics, Research, 010104 statistics & probability, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Patient Education as Topic, Weight loss, Informed consent, Medicine, Humans, Multicenter Studies as Topic, 030212 general & internal medicine, 0101 mathematics, Aged, Pharmacology, Genetics, Research ethics, Clinical Trials as Topic, Informed Consent, business.industry, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, humanities, Clinical trial, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Research Design, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Risk Reduction Behavior, Cohort study, Ethics Committees, Research
Abstract

Background Increasingly, genetic specimens are collected to expand the value of clinical trials through study of genetic effects on disease incidence, progression or response to interventions. Purpose and methods We describe the experience obtaining IRB-approved DNA consent forms across the 19 institutions in the Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD), a clinical trial examining the effect of a lifestyle intervention for weight loss on the risk of serious cardiovascular events among individuals with type 2 diabetes. We document the rates participants provided consent for DNA research, identify participant characteristics associated with consent, and discuss implications for genetics research. Results IRB approval to participate was obtained from 17 of 19 institutions. The overall rate of consent was 89.6% among the 15 institutions that had completed consenting at the time of our analysis, which was higher than reported for other types of cohort studies. Consent rates were associated with factors expected to be associated with weight loss and cardiovascular disease and to affect the distribution of candidate genes. Non-consent occurred more frequently among participants grouped as African-American, Hispanic, female, more highly educated or not dyslipidemic. Limitations The generalizabilty of results is limited by the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the trial. Conclusions Barriers to obtaining consent to participate in genetic studies may differ from other recruitment settings. Because of the potentially complex associations between personal characteristics related to adherence, outcomes and gene distributions, differential rates of consent may introduce biases in estimates of genetic relationships.

Published
2006

11. Increased saliva cotinine concentrations in smokers during rapid weight loss

Author

Vincent Pera, Matthew M. Clark, Raymond Niaura, David B. Abrams, and Michael A. Raciti

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Saliva, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, medicine.disease, Obesity, Nicotine, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, chemistry.chemical_compound, Endocrinology, chemistry, Weight loss, Internal medicine, medicine, Smoking cessation, medicine.symptom, Cotinine, business, Weight gain, Body mass index, medicine.drug
Abstract

Although the effect of smoking cessation on weight gain is well-documented, little is known about the effect of weight loss on smoking. We examined the association between saliva cotinine levels and weight loss in a group of 9 obese female smokers during participation in a protein-sparing modified fast (Optifast). For the first 3 months of treatment, subjects consumed only the protein-sparing supplement; for the next 3 months, food was gradually reintroduced. Body mass index and saliva cotinine concentration were assessed at study entry and at 3 and 6 months. A significant weight loss was noted at 3 and 6 months, yet the cotinine level increased significantly over this time. It is unclear whether the cotinine increase is due to metabolic changes or an actual increase in nicotine intake. The results suggest that smoking-related health risks may increase during periods of significant weight loss.

Published
1992
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12. Binge eating, body image, depression, and self-efficacy in an obese clinical population

Author

Raymond Niaura, Byron R. Cargill, David B. Abrams, Vincent Pera, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Diet, Reducing, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Population, Medicine (miscellaneous), Feeding and Eating Disorders, Interviews as Topic, Endocrinology, Weight loss, Binge-eating disorder, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight management, Weight Loss, medicine, Body Image, Humans, Obesity, Overeating, Psychiatry, education, Self-efficacy, education.field_of_study, Binge eating, Marital Status, Depression, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Self Efficacy, Educational Status, Regression Analysis, Female, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Food Science
Abstract

CARGILL, BRIAN R., MATTHEW M. CLARK, VINCENT PERA, RAYMOND S. NIAURA, AND DAVID B. ABRAMS. Binge eating, body image, depression, and self-efficacy in an obese clinical population. Obes Res. Objective: Binge eating disorder appears to be an important factor in obesity treatment. Researchers have proposed that specialized treatment programs be developed to address chronic binge eating behavior. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between binge eating, depression, body image, and self-efficacy. Based on related research, it was hypothesized that depression and negative body image would be greater for binge eaters whereas weight self-efficacy would be lower. Research Methods and Procedures: Subjects were 159 clinic patients participating in a multidisciplinary weight management program. Baseline measurements of binge eating status, body image and related eating behaviors, depression, and self-efficacy were obtained, whereas follow-up measures consisted of weight loss and attendance. Exploratory factor analyses were performed to obtain factors for items contained in the Eating Habits Questionnaire. Chi-square, t-tests, and logistic regression analyses determined relationships between binge eating, body image, depression, and self-efficacy. Results: Univariate comparisons indicated that increased perceptions of poor body image were significantly related to binge eating. Higher levels of depression and lower weight self-efficacy were related to binge eating, but the results were qualified after applying corrective statistics for multiple comparisons. A stepwise regression analysis indicated that body image, particularly characterized by a sense of shame and concern with public appearance, had the strongest relationship to binge eating among all the factors examined in this study. Discussion: These findings extend current understanding of the relationships between binge eating, body image, depression, and self-efficacy. The significance of body image, especially in relation to negative social consciousness, was determined when comparing several psychological and behavioral factors thought to influence binge eating. Further research is needed to determine the causal relationships between binge eating and the other factors examined in this study.

Published
1999

13. Depression, smoking, activity level, and health status: pretreatment predictors of attrition in obesity treatment

Author

Matthew M. Clark, Teresa K. King, Raymond Niaura, and Vincent Pera

Subjects
Biopsychosocial model, Gerontology, Adult, Male, Patient Dropouts, Diet, Reducing, Health Status, Medicine (miscellaneous), Toxicology, Behavior Therapy, Risk Factors, medicine, Humans, Attrition, Obesity, Exercise, Depression (differential diagnoses), Patient Care Team, business.industry, Depression, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Blood pressure, Treatment Outcome, Female, Health behavior, business, Clinical psychology
Abstract

Consistent predictors of attrition in obesity treatment have not been identified. This study examined whether pretreatment psychological and health behavior variables would predict attrition from a 26 week clinical multidisciplinary VLCD and behavior therapy program. Higher levels of depression, current smoking, being sedentary, and having nontreated high blood pressure were associated with treatment attrition. Thus, a biopsychosocial assessment which evaluates medical and psychiatric status may help clinicians to identify individuals at high risk for attrition.

Published
1996

14. History of sexual abuse and obesity treatment outcome

Author

Vincent Pera, Teresa K. King, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, food.diet, Victimology, Medicine (miscellaneous), Poison control, Toxicology, Body Mass Index, food, Weight loss, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Medicine, Humans, Obesity, Psychiatry, Child, Chi-Square Distribution, business.industry, Beck Depression Inventory, Child Abuse, Sexual, Diet, Very low calorie diet, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Distress, Treatment Outcome, Sexual abuse, Patient Compliance, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Energy Intake, Body mass index
Abstract

In this study, clinical data from 22 obese women who reported a history of sexual abuse were compared to clinical data from 22 obese women who denied a history of sexual abuse. Subjects were matched for body mass index (BMI), sex, and age. All subjects were enrolled in a multidisciplinary outpatient hospital-based very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) weight-management program. Subjects completed a structured clinical interview, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL). Subjects with a history of sexual abuse lost significantly less weight and reported more episodes of nonadherence. Possible explanations for these findings include both psychiatric distress and low weight self-efficacy. The difference between the groups in self-efficacy was greatest in situations involving negative affect or physical discomfort.

Published
1996

15. Changes in self-efficacy following obesity treatment

Author

Byron R. Cargill, Matthew M. Clark, Meredith L. Medeiros, and Vincent Pera

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Emotions, Medicine (miscellaneous), Social pressure, Body Mass Index, Endocrinology, Multidisciplinary approach, Surveys and Questionnaires, Weight Loss, Medicine, Humans, Obesity, Situational ethics, Life Style, Self-efficacy, business.industry, Body Weight, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Construct validity, medicine.disease, Physical therapy, Obese subjects, Female, business, Food Science
Abstract

Self-efficacy is an important component in the treatment of obesity. However, there is limited research examining changes in self-efficacy following obesity treatment. In this quasi-experimental study, 26 obese subjects demonstrated significant improvement on the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL) following participation in a 26-week multidisciplinary VLCD program. Subjects demonstrated significant improvement from pre- to post-treatment on total WEL scores and on all five of the situational factors: Negative Emotions, Availability, Social Pressure, Physical Discomfort and Positive Activities. These results provide further construct validity for the WEL and offer guidelines for the amount of change that subjects may demonstrate on the WEL following obesity treatment.

Published
1996

16. Changes in eating inventory scores following obesity treatment

Author

Bess H. Marcus, Raymond Niaura, Matthew M. Clark, and Vincent Pera

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Psychometrics, Diet, Reducing, Personality Inventory, Cohort Studies, Behavior Therapy, Weight management, Weight Loss, medicine, Humans, Attrition, Obesity, Psychiatry, Internal-External Control, Retrospective Studies, Patient Care Team, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Behavior change, Cognition, medicine.disease, Combined Modality Therapy, Psychiatry and Mental health, Disinhibition, Eating inventory, Patient Compliance, Female, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Energy Intake, Clinical psychology, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Eating Inventory scores may predict compliance, attrition, and outcome to obesity treatment. Research documenting change on the Eating Inventory subsequent to treatment is limited. In Study 1, 29 obese patients demonstrated significant improvement on all three factors of the Eating Inventory (Cognitive Restraint, Disinhibition, and Hunger) following a 26-week multidisciplinary weight management program. In Study 2, a second sample of 18 obese patients also demonstrated significant improvement on all three factors on the Eating Inventory following treatment. These results provide initial guidelines for the amount of change that patients may demonstrate on the Eating Inventory following treatment.

Published
1994

17. The association between hypertension and sleep apnea in obese patients

Author

John Kiselak, Vincent Pera, Cynthia Rosenberg, Susan Redline, and Matthew M. Clark

Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Diastole, Blood Pressure, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary function testing, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Weight loss, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Respiratory disturbance index, Weight Loss, medicine, Humans, Obesity, Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, business.industry, Respiration, Infant, Newborn, Apnea, Sleep apnea, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Hypertension, Cardiology, Female, medicine.symptom, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business
Abstract

Strong associations have been demonstrated between hypertension (HTN) and obesity, and obesity and sleep apnea (SA). However, it is unclear whether previously suggested relationships between HTN and SA were based on causal mechanisms, or rather, were confounded by obesity. To investigate whether SA may be an independent predictor of HTN, we measured respiration during sleep and BP in 19 participants in a hospital-based weight control program. Additionally, subjects underwent cephalometry, measurement of weight and hip circumferences, and pulmonary function tests. Studies were repeated in 14 subjects following weight loss. Subjects consisted of 9 men and 10 women, ages 43 +/- 11 years (mean +/- SD), and weight of 114 +/- 20 kg. Hypertension (diastolic BP95 mm Hg, systolic BP160 mm Hg, or a report of current use of an antihypertensive medication) was present in 6 (32 percent) subjects. Sleep apnea was more prevalent among the hypertensive (5/6; 83 percent) than normotensive (2/13; 15 percent) subjects (p0.01); respiratory disturbance index (RDI) was 42.4 +/- 16.0 vs 6.2 +/- 2.3 (p0.01) in these groups. Compared with normotensive subjects, hypertensive subjects were of similar weight, but had greater central obesity and had lower levels of vital capacity. Regression analyses demonstrated that RDI was the strongest independent predictor of BP level, accounting for approximately 60 percent of the variability in this measurement. Following weight loss, BP and RDI both significantly declined, soft palate width decreased, and vital capacity increased. Thus, in this group of obese subjects, BP level was associated most significantly with the magnitude of sleep-related respiratory disturbances. The obese subjects who are most likely to have SA and HTN are male and/or subjects with greater central obesity and lower vital capacity.

Published
1993

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