title: [Determinant factors associated with weight loss in adults on diet interventions].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the determinants for weight loss (> 5%) resulting from outpatient individual appointments.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective cohort study was conduct in 318 overweight/obese patients seeking individual care to lose weight.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen percent of the patients did not lose weight; 35.1% had lost < 5%; 35.4% had lost between 5 and 10%; and 13.9% had lost > 10%. Patients who lost > 5% body weight (-7.6 ± 3.3 kg, n = 156) had a greater number of visits at a shorter interval, and greater frequency of visits with a registered dietitian and multidisciplinary care. This group had a lower prescription of anti-obesity drugs and their total calorie intake was higher than the other patients. In multivariate Cox regression, only the interval between appointments and the total number of visits remained inversely associated with weight loss.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The determinants of > 5% weight loss were fewer visits with a shorter interval between appointments.
authors.forename: Luciana Verçoza
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Tatiana Pedroso de
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.forename: Cristiane Bauermann
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Leitão
authors.forename: Mirela Jobim
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Azevedo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000379:methods*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents