A prospective study of holiday weight gain
A prospective study of holiday weight gain
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DOI：
10.1056/nejm200003233421206
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发表时间：
2000-03-23
影响因子：
158.5
通讯作者：
Sebring, NG
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作者：
Yanovski, JA;Yanovski, SZ;Sebring, NG
背景资料：它通常断言，平均美国人的收益5磅（2.3公斤）或更多的感恩节和元旦之间的假期期间，但很少有数据支持此statement.Methods：估计实际的感恩节相关的体重变化，我们测量了195名成年人的方便样本的体重。受试者每隔6到8周称重4次，因此体重变化在三个时期被确定：假期前（从9月底或10月初到11月中旬），假期（从11月中旬到1月初或中旬），以及假期后（从1月初或中旬到2月底或3月初）。在接下来的9月或10月，对165名受试者进行了最终体重测量。结果：假期期间平均（+/-SD）体重显著增加（增加0.37+/-1.52kg; P
Background: It is commonly asserted that the average American gains 5 lb (2.3 kg) or more over the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, yet few data support this statement.Methods: To estimate actual holiday-related weight variation, we measured body weight in a convenience sample of 195 adults. The subjects were weighed four times at intervals of six to eight weeks, so that weight change was determined for three periods: preholiday (from late September or early October to mid-November), holiday (from mid-November to early or mid-January), and postholiday (from early or mid-January to late February or early March). A final measurement of body weight was obtained in 165 subjects the following September or October. Data on other vital signs and self-reported health measures were obtained from the patients in order to mask the main outcome of interest.Results: The mean (+/-SD) weight increased significantly during the holiday period (gain, 0.37+/-1.52 kg; P