Evaluation of weight change and cardiometabolic risk factors in a real-world population of US adults with overweight or obesity

Neha J. Pagidipati, Hillary Mulder, Karen Chiswell, Zachary Lampron, William S. Jones, Sriram Machineni, Lemuel R. Waitman, Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin, Fanta Waterman, Neela Kumar, Abhilasha Ramasamy, Gabriel Smolarz, Eric D. Peterson, Emily O'Brien

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Abstract

Whether individuals in real-world settings are able to lose weight and improve cardiometabolic risk factors over time is unclear. We aimed to determine the management of and degree of body weight change over 2 years among individuals with overweight or obesity, and to assess associated changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and clinical outcomes. Using data from 11 large health systems within the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network in the U.S., we collected the following data on adults with a recorded BMI ≥25 kg/m2 between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016: body-mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL[sbnd]C), triglycerides and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We found that among 882,712 individuals with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (median age 59 years; 56% female), 52% maintained stable weight over 2 years and 1.3% utilized weight loss pharmacotherapy. Weight loss of 10% was associated with small but significant lowering of mean SBP (−2.69 mmHg [95% CI -2.88, −2.50]), DBP (−1.26 mmHg [95% CI -1.35, −1.18]), LDL-C (−2.60 mg/dL [95% CI -3.14, −2.05]), and HbA1c (−0.27% [95% CI -0.35, −0.19]) in the same 12 months. However, these changes were not sustained over the following year. In this study of adults with BMI ≥25 kg/m2, the majority had stable weight over 2 years, pharmacotherapies for weight loss were under-used, and small changes in cardiometabolic risk factors with weight loss were not sustained, possibly due to failure to maintain weight loss.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number107496
JournalPreventive Medicine
Volume170
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiometabolic
  • Obesity
  • Weight change

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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