Weight Loss Maintenance: Exploring Racial Differences

减肥维持：探索种族差异

• 批准号: 7057942
• 负责人: MELANIE T WARZISKI TURK
• 金额: $ 3.92万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7057942
• 关键词: Weight; Loss; Maintenance; Exploring; Racial

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The general purposes of the proposed study are to utilize social cognitive theory to: 1) investigate weight loss maintenance among minority and non-minority persons after completion of the parent behavioral weight loss intervention study and 2) identify the possible differences between minorities and non-minorities in adherence to weight loss strategies for weight maintenance. The primary aims are: 1) to examine differences between groups in the percentage of weight loss maintained following completion of the parent study, 2) to explore the differences in behavioral strategies used to maintain weight loss, and 3) to assess the specific predictors of successful weight maintenance. Secondary aims are to describe the roles of social support and stress in weight maintenance for minority and non-minority persons. Descriptive statistics will examine behavioral strategies; paired t-tests will compare mean weight change between groups, and multiple linear regression will analyze predictors of weight maintenance (or not) to meet the aims of the proposed study. Results will be used to develop future, culturally sensitive studies for minority populations assisting in weight maintenance in order to decrease co-morbidities associated with obesity and resultant healthcare costs.

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议研究的一般目的是利用社会认知理论：1）在完成父母行为减肥干预研究后，调查少数民族和非少数民族人群的减肥维持情况; 2）确定少数民族和非少数民族在坚持减肥策略以维持体重方面的可能差异。主要目标是：1）检查完成母研究后保持体重减轻百分比的组间差异，2）探索用于保持体重减轻的行为策略的差异，3）评估成功保持体重的特定预测因素。次要目的是描述社会支持和压力在少数民族和非少数民族人群体重维持中的作用。描述性统计将检查行为策略;配对t检验将比较各组之间的平均体重变化，多元线性回归将分析体重维持（或不维持）的预测因素，以满足拟议研究的目的。结果将用于开发未来的、对文化敏感的研究，以帮助少数群体维持体重，以减少与肥胖相关的合并症和由此产生的医疗费用。