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Current rates of WMT utilization among patients with obesity are low, increasing from 5.3% to 7.1%.
Efforts should be made to increase the utilization of WMT among patients with obesity.
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WMT use among patients with obesity increased from 5.3% to 7.1% (difference: 1.7%; 95% CI, 1.3%-2.2%).
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Based on a large cohort study design.
Source
Weight Loss Treatment and Longitudinal Weight Change Among Primary Care Patients With Obesity
James Henderson et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2024
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.56183
cohort · n=146959Cited 16×
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