Subjects
This was a retrospective study of 4634 patients who participated in the
UCLA Weight Management Program (also called the UCLA Risk Factor Obesity
Program) between 1991 and 2016. The study consisting of a retrospective
review of medical records retained by the program and was approved by
the Institutional Review Board of University of California, Los Angeles.
Patient records were included in the analysis if patients met the
following inclusion criteria: 1) >18 years of age; 2)
overweight or obese with a BMI > 25 kg/m2; 3) enrolled in
the program for the first time; 4) participated in the program weekly
without missing more than three consecutive weekly visits during the
three-month period. Patients with diagnosed T2DM based on a fasting
blood glucose > 126 mg/dl or taking hypoglycemic
medications were excluded from study.