title: Weight change after smoking cessation in general practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine weight change among patients attending a smoking cessation program administered by general practitioners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Body weight and smoking level were measured at the initial assessment and at a six-month follow-up visit. Pretreatment measures of demographic, attitudinal and smoking-related variables were examined for relationship to weight gain.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 235 patients who were part of a smoking cessation study in Sydney.
  
  
  METHODS
  Change in weight over six months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abstainers (n = 52) gained an average of 4.0 kg, significantly more than continuing smokers who gained an average of 1.2 kg. Among abstainers, only self-ratings of good health predicted weight gain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate that weight gain among general practice patients following smoking cessation is similar to that in other research settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kehoe
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Webster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002638:Chewing Gum; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D009538:Nicotine