Research
Mixed
Men experience significantly greater long-term weight loss from VLED+BT compared to women, while women show less difference between VLED+BT and BT alone.
Men tend to lose significantly more weight long-term with VLED+BT than women do. Women still benefit, but the difference between using VLED and not using it is smaller. This suggests that treatment plans might need to be tailored differently for men and women to achieve optimal results.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
The interaction of treatment with sex for weight was significant at the 5-year follow-up (F=5.37, P=.03), indicating different long-term effects of the treatments for men and women.
Why this rating
Statistically significant interaction, but small sample size limits power for subgroup analysis.
Source
Comparison of Behavior Therapy With and Without Very-Low-Energy Diet in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Tuula Pekkarinen · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1997
DOI 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440350089009
cohort · n=59Cited 58×
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