TY - JOUR
T1 - US adults recommended for weight reduction by 1998 and 2013 obesity guidelines, NHANES 2007-2012
AU - Stevens, June
AU - Oakkar, Eva Erber
AU - Cui, Zhaohui
AU - Cai, Jianwen
AU - Truesdale, Kimberly P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Obesity Society.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Objective To determine the number and proportion of American adults recommended for weight loss treatment under the 1998 and 2013 guidelines on the management of overweight and obesity in adults and to compare characteristics of individuals recommended for treatment. Methods A total of 6,692 adult, non-pregnant participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012 with complete data on demographics, anthropometrics, and biomedical measures were analyzed. Results Compared to the 1998 guidelines, the 2013 guidelines increased the number of adults recommended for weight loss treatment by 20.9% from 116.0 million to 140.2 million, making 64.5% of non-pregnant, non-institutionalized US adults candidates for treatment. The new guidelines recommended treatment for a larger proportion of those overweight, having only one risk factor, or having a large waist circumference. Up to 53.4% of adults could be considered for pharmacologic therapy in addition to lifestyle therapy, and up to 14.7% could be considered for bariatric surgery. Conclusions The 2013 guidelines increased the number of adults to be treated with weight loss by 24.2 million, with the increases spread across groups that differ in socio demographic characteristics.
AB - Objective To determine the number and proportion of American adults recommended for weight loss treatment under the 1998 and 2013 guidelines on the management of overweight and obesity in adults and to compare characteristics of individuals recommended for treatment. Methods A total of 6,692 adult, non-pregnant participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2012 with complete data on demographics, anthropometrics, and biomedical measures were analyzed. Results Compared to the 1998 guidelines, the 2013 guidelines increased the number of adults recommended for weight loss treatment by 20.9% from 116.0 million to 140.2 million, making 64.5% of non-pregnant, non-institutionalized US adults candidates for treatment. The new guidelines recommended treatment for a larger proportion of those overweight, having only one risk factor, or having a large waist circumference. Up to 53.4% of adults could be considered for pharmacologic therapy in addition to lifestyle therapy, and up to 14.7% could be considered for bariatric surgery. Conclusions The 2013 guidelines increased the number of adults to be treated with weight loss by 24.2 million, with the increases spread across groups that differ in socio demographic characteristics.
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U2 - 10.1002/oby.20985
DO - 10.1002/oby.20985
M3 - Article
C2 - 25684669
AN - SCOPUS:84925268344
SN - 1930-7381
VL - 23
SP - 527
EP - 531
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
IS - 3
ER -