title: Age group, menarche and regularity of menstrual cycles as efficiency predictors in the treatment of overweight.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate if there is a relation between age groups, menarche, menstrual cycles and previous pregnancies with the success of weight loss in obese patients at a nutrition clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  A clinical intervention study was conducted among overweight and obese patients who consulted a nutrition clinic in Barranquilla (Colombia) for the purpose of nutritional assessment. They were subject to a personalized weekly follow-up consultation over the course of 16 weeks in which food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures, body image and self-perception were registered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 135 patients were evaluated. 41 (30,4%) of whom did not complete the study. 69,6% patients did lose weight and 83,7% did lose waist. These losses are lower in older ages (95,5% at.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alicante, Facultad de Medicina. España. isaackuzmar@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuzmar
authors.affiliation: Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. España. ernestocort@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alicante, Facultad de Medicina. España. mercedes.rizo@ua.es.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult