Limited stair-climbing ability and weight control in family medicine patients

Objective: To assess the association between self-assessed stair-climbing limitation and weight control among family medicine patients, after adjustment for age, gender, marital status, body mass index (BMI), and co-morbidity. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of a cohort of 840 adult...

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Published in:Chronic illness 2008-09, Vol.4 (3), p.183-187
Main Authors: Rohrer, James E., Barnes, Darryl E., Adamson, Steven C., Altrichter, Paul M., Yapuncich, Victor P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Cohort Studies
Exercise Tolerance
Family Practice
Female
Humans
Impairment
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Physical activity
Preventive programmes
Retrospective Studies
Self-Assessment
Stairs
Weight Loss
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: To assess the association between self-assessed stair-climbing limitation and weight control among family medicine patients, after adjustment for age, gender, marital status, body mass index (BMI), and co-morbidity. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of a cohort of 840 adult family medicine patient records drawn from a large family medicine department in Rochester, Minnesota. Weight control was measured as no change or decline in BMI over approximately 1 year. Results: Adjusting for co-morbidity and other confounders using multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that limited stair-climbing ability was unrelated to weight control over approximately 1 year. Instead, patients with BMI ≥ 30 were more likely to control their weight (p
ISSN:1742-3953
1745-9206
DOI:10.1177/1742395308089060