3 papers1 finding
Disability
upin humans1
Weight change is associated with disability in humans (twofold higher risk).
“Compared with relatively stable weight (-0.05 to +0.23 kg/y), weight gain > or =0.23 kg/year was associated with a twofold higher risk of greater disability among women.”
Humansweight gain >= 0.23 kg/year vs -0.05 to +0.23 kg/yfemales
Waist circumference and weight change are associated with disability among elderly Hispanics
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences1 Jan 2002
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUS$2.5mEuropean Research Council€1.5m
Mapping the behavioural causes of weight change variability with genetic lottery
European Research CouncilTartu Ulikool€1.5m2024–2029
Factors which predict variance in weight change
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUS$2.5m
Compared with participants without low muscle mass, those with it had a hazard ratio of 2.02, indicating a higher rate of later self-reported cancer.Compared with participants without low muscle mass, those with it had a hazard ratio of 2.02, indicating a higher rate of later self-reported cancer.
The share of blood fatty acids that were polyunsaturated partly accounted for the diet–waist link: 35.6% in men and 46.5% in women.The share of blood fatty acids that were polyunsaturated partly accounted for the diet–waist link: 35.6% in men and 46.5% in women.
Weekly survodutide cut body weight by up to 9.8% at 76 weeks compared to a 3.9% reduction with placebo.Weekly survodutide cut body weight by up to 9.8% at 76 weeks compared to a 3.9% reduction with placebo.