Weight cycling in treatment-seeking obese persons: Data from the QUOVADIS study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1456-1462

  Marchesini, G ^a,h   Cuzzolaro, M ^b   Mannucci, E ^c   Dalle Grave, R ^d   Gennaro, M ^e   Tomasi, F ^f   Barantani, E G ^g   Melchionda, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Villa Garda Hospital   (Italy)

^e GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Auxologic Hospital   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Psychopathology; Weight cycling; Weight history:binge eating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BINGE EATING SCALE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; THREE FACTOR EATING QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 8344279573     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802741     Document Type: Article

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