title: Examining mindfulness as a predictor of weight loss - Findings from the DIABEGG study.
abstract: Identifying individuals who are less likely to respond to a weight loss intervention allows better allocation or focus of resources to achieve better weight loss results. The current study investigated whether baseline levels of mindfulness would predict weight loss during a 12-month diet and exercise intervention.
  
  
  
  The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) was administered and body weight measured, at baseline, three, six and 12 months in 140 participants with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes mellitus and a body mass index of ≥25kg/m2. 137 of 140 participants completed the FFMQ at baseline and were included in this study.
  
  
  
  There was no correlation between baseline mindfulness scores and weight loss. Mean baseline total FFMQ score was 112.2 [95% confidence interval: 109.4, 115.1] which did not change over the course of the study. Mean baseline body weight was 95.1kg (standard deviation (19.1kg)). There was a significant decrease in weight at month 12 (-3.8kg (±standard deviation 5.8kg)). This is comparable to the weight loss achieved by participants in other interventions of the same duration.
  
  
  
  The findings suggest that baseline dispositional mindfulness does not predict the amount of weight loss in a lifestyle (diet and exercise) intervention.
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: nick.fuller@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Nicholas R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: amanda.salis@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sainsbury
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: ian.caterson@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Caterson
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: malin8823@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Malin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enarsson
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: gareth.denyer@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Denyer
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: clare.manns@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manns
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: jessica.swinbourne@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swinbourne
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Q da Luz
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: mackenzie.fong@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mackenzie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.affiliation: The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: tania.markovic@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tania P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Markovic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015431:Weight Loss; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs
keywords: Diet; Exercise; Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire; Lifestyle intervention; Obesity