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Effective strategies for weight loss in post-partum women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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posted on 2015-11-01, 00:00 authored by Siew Lim, Sharleen O'ReillySharleen O'Reilly, H Behrens, T Skinner, I Ellis, James DunbarJames DunbarPost-partum weight loss is critical to preventing and managing obesity in women, but the results from lifestyle interventions are variable and the components associated with successful outcomes are not yet clearly identified. This study aimed to identify lifestyle intervention strategies associated with weight loss in post-partum women. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and four other databases were searched for lifestyle intervention studies (diet or exercise or both) in post-partum women (within 12 months of delivery) published up to July 2014. The primary outcome was weight loss. Subgroup analyses were conducted for self-monitoring, individual or group setting, intervention duration, intervention types, the use of technology as a support, and home- or centre-based interventions. From 12,673 studies, 46 studies were included in systematic review and 32 randomized controlled trials were eligible for meta-analysis (1,892 women, age 24-36 years). Studies with self-monitoring had significantly greater weight lost than those without (-4.61 kg [-7.08, -2.15] vs. -1.34 kg [-1.66, -1.02], P = 0.01 for subgroup differences). Diet and physical activity when combined were significantly more effective on weight loss compared with physical activity alone (-3.24 kg [-4.59, -1.90] vs. -1.63 kg [-2.16, -1.10], P < 0.001 for subgroup differences). Lifestyle interventions that use self-monitoring and take a combined diet-and-exercise approach have significantly greater weight loss in post-partum women.
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Obesity reviewsVolume
16Issue
11Pagination
972 - 987Publisher
WileyLocation
London, EngPublisher DOI
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1467-789XLanguage
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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lifestyle interventionspost-partum womenweight gainweight lossScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEndocrinology & MetabolismRANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIALGESTATIONAL DIABETES-MELLITUSPHYSICAL-ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONLIFE-STYLE INTERVENTIONSLONG-TERM OBESITYLACTATING WOMENEXERCISE INTERVENTIONBEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONPOSTNATAL DEPRESSIONENERGY RESTRICTION
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