Effect of clothing weight on body weight

Background: In clinical settings, it is common to measure weight of clothed patients and estimate a correction for the weight of clothing, but we can find no papers in the medical literature regarding the variability in clothing weight of adults with weather, season and gender. Methods: Fifty adults...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2013-01, Vol.37 (1), p.160-161
Main Authors: Whigham, L D, Schoeller, D A, Johnson, L K, Atkinson, R L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Clothing and dress
Epidemiology
Female
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Humans
Influence
Internal Medicine
Male
Measurement
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Middle Aged
Nutrition research
Obesity
Observer Variation
Public Health
Reproducibility of Results
Seasons
Sex Factors
technical-report
Temperature
Weight control
Women
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Summary:Background: In clinical settings, it is common to measure weight of clothed patients and estimate a correction for the weight of clothing, but we can find no papers in the medical literature regarding the variability in clothing weight of adults with weather, season and gender. Methods: Fifty adults (35 women) were weighed four times during a 12-month period with and without clothing. Clothing weights were determined and regressed against minimum, maximum and average daily outdoor temperature. Results: The average clothing weight (±s.d.) throughout the year was significantly greater in men than in women (1.2±0.3 vs 0.8±0.3 kg, P
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2012.20