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Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity
A discrepancy exists with regard to the effect of smartphone applications (apps) on weight reduction due to the several limitations of previous studies. This is a retrospective cohort study, aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a smartphone app on weight reduction in obese or overweight individ...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27819345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34563 |
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author | Chin, Sang Ouk Keum, Changwon Woo, Junghoon Park, Jehwan Choi, Hyung Jin Woo, Jeong-taek Rhee, Sang Youl |
author_facet | Chin, Sang Ouk Keum, Changwon Woo, Junghoon Park, Jehwan Choi, Hyung Jin Woo, Jeong-taek Rhee, Sang Youl |
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description | A discrepancy exists with regard to the effect of smartphone applications (apps) on weight reduction due to the several limitations of previous studies. This is a retrospective cohort study, aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a smartphone app on weight reduction in obese or overweight individuals, based on the complete enumeration study that utilized the clinical and logging data entered by Noom Coach app users between October 2012 and April 2014. A total of 35,921 participants were included in the analysis, of whom 77.9% reported a decrease in body weight while they were using the app (median 267 days; interquartile range = 182). Dinner input frequency was the most important factor for successful weight loss (OR = 10.69; 95% CI = 6.20–19.53; p < 0.001), and more frequent input of weight significantly decreased the possibility of experiencing the yo-yo effect (OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.39–0.89; p < 0.001). This study demonstrated the clinical utility of an app for successful weight reduction in the majority of the app users; the effects were more significant for individuals who monitored their weight and diet more frequently. |
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spelling | pubmed-50981512016-11-10 Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity Chin, Sang Ouk Keum, Changwon Woo, Junghoon Park, Jehwan Choi, Hyung Jin Woo, Jeong-taek Rhee, Sang Youl Sci Rep Article A discrepancy exists with regard to the effect of smartphone applications (apps) on weight reduction due to the several limitations of previous studies. This is a retrospective cohort study, aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a smartphone app on weight reduction in obese or overweight individuals, based on the complete enumeration study that utilized the clinical and logging data entered by Noom Coach app users between October 2012 and April 2014. A total of 35,921 participants were included in the analysis, of whom 77.9% reported a decrease in body weight while they were using the app (median 267 days; interquartile range = 182). Dinner input frequency was the most important factor for successful weight loss (OR = 10.69; 95% CI = 6.20–19.53; p < 0.001), and more frequent input of weight significantly decreased the possibility of experiencing the yo-yo effect (OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.39–0.89; p < 0.001). This study demonstrated the clinical utility of an app for successful weight reduction in the majority of the app users; the effects were more significant for individuals who monitored their weight and diet more frequently. Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5098151/ /pubmed/27819345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34563 Text en Copyright © 2016, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Chin, Sang Ouk Keum, Changwon Woo, Junghoon Park, Jehwan Choi, Hyung Jin Woo, Jeong-taek Rhee, Sang Youl Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title | Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title_full | Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title_fullStr | Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title_full_unstemmed | Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title_short | Successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
title_sort | successful weight reduction and maintenance by using a smartphone application in those with overweight and obesity |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27819345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34563 |
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