Office-Based Weight Loss Counseling Is Ineffective in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Weight gain after liver transplantation (LT) is a predictor of major morbidity and mortality post-LT; however, there are no data regarding weight loss following LT. The current study evaluates the effectiveness of standard lifestyle intervention in LT recipients.
METHODS: All adult LT recipients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m
RESULTS: A total of 151 patients with 86 (56.0%) overweight and 65 (44.0%) obese patients were enrolled in the study. The mean BMI at baseline increased from 30.2 ± 3.7 to 30.9 ± 4.3 kg/m
CONCLUSION: The practice of office-based lifestyle intervention is ineffective in achieving clinically significant weight loss in LT recipients, and additional strategies are required to mitigate post-LT weight gain.
Volume
65
Issue
2
First Page
639
Last Page
646
ISSN
1573-2568
Published In/Presented At
Patel, S. S., Siddiqui, M. B., Chadrakumaran, A., Faridnia, M., Lin, F. P., Hernandez Roman, J., Carbone, S., Laurenzo, J., Clinton, J., Kirkman, D., Wolver, S., Celi, F., Bhati, C., & Siddiqui, M. S. (2020). Office-Based Weight Loss Counseling Is Ineffective in Liver Transplant Recipients. Digestive diseases and sciences, 65(2), 639–646. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05800-6
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
31440999
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article