Retrospective Examination of Class Attendance on Corporately Sponsored Weight Loss Programming The Naturally Slim Experience

摘要

Objective: To examine the effect of class participation in participants enrolled in a corporate sponsored commercial weight loss program. Methods: We examined 111,262 participants for percent weight loss (primary outcome) using general linear models and weight loss relative to class participation (secondary outcome). Results: We observed a significant trend (P = 4 classes (n = 87,346) lost 4.97% (99% CI, 4.53, 4.61). Those taking >= 9 classes (n = 74,525) achieved 4.95% (99% CI, 4.93, 5.01) weight loss. Similar patterns for men and women were observed within each analysis. Conclusion: Overall, participants lost a clinically beneficial (>= 3%) amount of weight following class participation and greater class attendance produced a greater weight loss percentage approaching clinical significance (>= 5%).