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There were no differences in waist-to-hip ratios between the intervention and control at 6 months.
The intervention did not affect waist-to-hip ratios, indicating no change in body composition.
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There were no differences in WHRs between the intervention and control at 6 months (0.04 vs 0.04, P=0.59).
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Inpatient obesity intervention with postdischarge telephone follow‐up: A randomized trial
Kelley Wachsberg et al. · Journal of Hospital Medicine · 2014
DOI 10.1002/jhm.2215
rct · n=176Cited 7×
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