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- Titel:
Association between weight loss, change in physical activity, and change in quality of life following a corporately sponsored, online weight loss program
- Dokumenttyp:
- Zeitschriftenaufsatz
- Autor(en):
- Höchsmann, Christoph; Dorling, James L.; Martin, Corby K.; Earnest, Conrad P.; Church, Timothy S.
- Abstract:
- Background The physiological benefits associated with corporately sponsored weight loss programs are increasingly well documented. However, less is known about how these programs affect employees’ quality of life (QoL). The purpose of the present analysis was to examine the association between weight loss, change in physical activity, and change in QoL following a corporately sponsored, online weight loss program. Methods We examined the relationship between weight loss, self-reported change in physical activity, and change in several QoL indices in 26,658 participants (79% women) after the initial 10 weeks of the online weight loss program. The trend in changes in each QoL index with increasing weight loss and change in physical activity was examined using logistic regression analysis. Results We observed greater improvements in each QoL index with increasing weight loss (p-for-trend, < 0.001) as well as with progressive increases in physical activity (p-for-trend, < 0.001). The combination of increasing weight loss and increases in physical activity were associated with the greatest improvements in each QoL index (additive effect). The percentage of employees reporting improvements in QoL (“improved” or “very much improved”) was 64% for energy, 63% for mood, 33% for sleep, 65% for self-confidence, 68% for indigestion, and 39% for musculoskeletal pain. Conclusions Among people, who engage with a commercial weight loss program, greater weight loss during the program was associated with greater improvements in QoL, and increases in physical activity further enhanced the QoL-related benefits.
- Dewey Dezimalklassifikation:
- 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie; 610 Medizin und Gesundheit; 790 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung
- Zeitschriftentitel:
- BMC Public Health
- Jahr:
- 2022
- Band / Volume:
- 22
- Heft / Issue:
- 1
- Reviewed:
- ja
- Sprache:
- en
- Volltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1186/s12889-022-12835-4
- Verlag / Institution:
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- E-ISSN:
- 1471-2458
- Impact Factor:
- 3,177
- Scimago-Quartil:
- Q1
- Eingereicht (bei Zeitschrift):
- 07.01.2021
- Angenommen (von Zeitschrift):
- 22.02.2022
- Publikationsdatum:
- 07.03.2022
- Semester:
- WS 21-22
- TUM Einrichtung:
- Professur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit
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- mediaTUM GesamtbestandEinrichtungenSchools TUM School of Medicine and HealthDepartmentsHealth and Sport SciencesProfessur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit (Prof. Köhler)Autor: Höchsmann
- mediaTUM GesamtbestandEinrichtungenSchools TUM School of Medicine and HealthDepartmentsHealth and Sport SciencesProfessur für Bewegung, Ernährung und Gesundheit (Prof. Köhler)