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Weight change

MedGen UID:
2305
•Concept ID:
C0005911
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Finding
Synonyms: Body Weight Change; Body Weight Changes; Change, Body Weight; Changes, Body Weight; Weight Change, Body; Weight Changes, Body
SNOMED CT: Weight change (248346009)

Definition

An increase or decrease in the weight of an individual. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A systematic review on the effectiveness of diet and exercise in the management of obesity.
Olateju IV, Opaleye-Enakhimion T, Udeogu JE, Asuquo J, Olaleye KT, Osa E, Oladunjoye AF
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2023 Apr;17(4):102759. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102759. PMID: 37084486
Long-term drug treatment for obesity: a systematic and clinical review.
Yanovski SZ, Yanovski JA
JAMA 2014 Jan 1;311(1):74-86. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.281361. PMID: 24231879Free PMC Article
American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Nutrition and athletic performance.
American Dietetic Association; Dietitians of Canada; American College of Sports Medicine, Rodriguez NR, Di Marco NM, Langley S
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009 Mar;41(3):709-31. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31890eb86. PMID: 19225360

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gestational weight change in a diverse pregnancy cohort and mortality over 50 years: a prospective observational cohort study.
Hinkle SN, Mumford SL, Grantz KL, Mendola P, Mills JL, Yeung EH, Pollack AZ, Grandi SM, Sundaram R, Qiao Y, Schisterman EF, Zhang C
Lancet 2023 Nov 18;402(10415):1857-1865. Epub 2023 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01517-9. PMID: 37866371Free PMC Article
Association between weight change and risk of liver fibrosis in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Ke P, Xu M, Feng J, Tian Q, He Y, Lu K, Lu Z
J Glob Health 2023 Oct 20;13:04138. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04138. PMID: 37856776Free PMC Article
Association between Prepregnancy Weight Change and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Pregnant Women.
Ouyang J, Lai Y, Wu L, Wang Y, Wu P, Ye YX, Yang X, Gao Y, Yuan J, Song X, Yan S, Lv C, Wang YX, Liu G, Hu Y, Pan A, Pan XF
Am J Clin Nutr 2023 Jun;117(6):1353-1361. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.04.016. PMID: 37062367
Clinical review: Drugs commonly associated with weight change: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Domecq JP, Prutsky G, Leppin A, Sonbol MB, Altayar O, Undavalli C, Wang Z, Elraiyah T, Brito JP, Mauck KF, Lababidi MH, Prokop LJ, Asi N, Wei J, Fidahussein S, Montori VM, Murad MH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 Feb;100(2):363-70. Epub 2015 Jan 15 doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-3421. PMID: 25590213Free PMC Article
Weight change, genetics and antiepileptic drugs.
Chukwu J, Delanty N, Webb D, Cavalleri GL
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2014 Jan;7(1):43-51. Epub 2013 Dec 2 doi: 10.1586/17512433.2014.857599. PMID: 24308788

Diagnosis

Association between weight change and breast cancer prognosis.
Zhang YX, Liang ZZ, Li YQ, Lin Y, Liu Q, Xie XM, Tang LY, Ren ZF
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2022 Jun;193(3):677-684. Epub 2022 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06592-6. PMID: 35435529
Weight change across adulthood in relation to all cause and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study.
Chen C, Ye Y, Zhang Y, Pan XF, Pan A
BMJ 2019 Oct 16;367:l5584. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5584. PMID: 31619383Free PMC Article
Weight, physical activity and breast cancer survival.
McTiernan A
Proc Nutr Soc 2018 Nov;77(4):403-411. Epub 2018 Feb 26 doi: 10.1017/S0029665118000010. PMID: 29478430
Obesity and Breast Cancer.
Fortner RT, Katzke V, Kühn T, Kaaks R
Recent Results Cancer Res 2016;208:43-65. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42542-9_3. PMID: 27909901
Weight Change and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.
Cheng FW, Gao X, Jensen GL
J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 2015;34(4):343-68. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2015.1090362. PMID: 26571354

Therapy

Antiretrovirals and Weight Change: Weighing the Evidence.
Wohl DA, Koethe JR, Sax PE, McComsey GA, Kuritzkes DR, Moyle G, Kaplan L, van Wyk J, Campo RE, Cohen C
Clin Infect Dis 2024 Oct 15;79(4):999-1005. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae191. PMID: 38606799
Once-Weekly Insulin Icodec vs Once-Daily Insulin Degludec in Adults With Insulin-Naive Type 2 Diabetes: The ONWARDS 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lingvay I, Asong M, Desouza C, Gourdy P, Kar S, Vianna A, Vilsbøll T, Vinther S, Mu Y
JAMA 2023 Jul 18;330(3):228-237. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.11313. PMID: 37354562Free PMC Article
Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Daily Liraglutide on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes: The STEP 8 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Rubino DM, Greenway FL, Khalid U, O'Neil PM, Rosenstock J, Sørrig R, Wadden TA, Wizert A, Garvey WT; STEP 8 Investigators
JAMA 2022 Jan 11;327(2):138-150. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.23619. PMID: 35015037Free PMC Article
Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults and the Association With Genotype Pattern or Insulin Secretion: The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial.
Gardner CD, Trepanowski JF, Del Gobbo LC, Hauser ME, Rigdon J, Ioannidis JPA, Desai M, King AC
JAMA 2018 Feb 20;319(7):667-679. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0245. PMID: 29466592Free PMC Article
Antidepressants and body weight: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis.
Serretti A, Mandelli L
J Clin Psychiatry 2010 Oct;71(10):1259-72. doi: 10.4088/JCP.09r05346blu. PMID: 21062615

Prognosis

Low-Carbohydrate Diet Macronutrient Quality and Weight Change.
Liu B, Hu Y, Rai SK, Wang M, Hu FB, Sun Q
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2349552. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49552. PMID: 38150249Free PMC Article
Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study.
Wan Y, Tobias DK, Dennis KK, Guasch-Ferré M, Sun Q, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Ludwig DS, Devinsky O, Willett WC
BMJ 2023 Sep 27;382:e073939. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073939. PMID: 37758268Free PMC Article
Weight change across adulthood in relation to all cause and cause specific mortality: prospective cohort study.
Chen C, Ye Y, Zhang Y, Pan XF, Pan A
BMJ 2019 Oct 16;367:l5584. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5584. PMID: 31619383Free PMC Article
Weight Change and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.
Cheng FW, Gao X, Jensen GL
J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 2015;34(4):343-68. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2015.1090362. PMID: 26571354
Lifestyle interventions for patients with and at risk for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Schellenberg ES, Dryden DM, Vandermeer B, Ha C, Korownyk C
Ann Intern Med 2013 Oct 15;159(8):543-51. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-8-201310150-00007. PMID: 24126648

Clinical prediction guides

Low-Carbohydrate Diet Macronutrient Quality and Weight Change.
Liu B, Hu Y, Rai SK, Wang M, Hu FB, Sun Q
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2349552. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49552. PMID: 38150249Free PMC Article
Life-course adiposity and severe liver disease: a Mendelian randomization analysis.
Wang X, Wu Z, Lv J, Yu C, Sun D, Pei P, Yang L, Millwood IY, Walters R, Chen Y, Du H, Yuan M, Schmidt D, Barnard M, Chen J, Chen Z, Li L, Pang Y; China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2023 Dec;31(12):3077-3085. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1002/oby.23913. PMID: 37869961
Predictive Mathematical Models of Weight Loss.
Thomas DM, Scioletti M, Heymsfield SB
Curr Diab Rep 2019 Aug 31;19(10):93. doi: 10.1007/s11892-019-1207-5. PMID: 31473830
Model to Determine Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Patients With New-Onset Diabetes.
Sharma A, Kandlakunta H, Nagpal SJS, Feng Z, Hoos W, Petersen GM, Chari ST
Gastroenterology 2018 Sep;155(3):730-739.e3. Epub 2018 Jun 11 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.05.023. PMID: 29775599Free PMC Article
Weight Change and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.
Cheng FW, Gao X, Jensen GL
J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 2015;34(4):343-68. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2015.1090362. PMID: 26571354

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review on the effectiveness of diet and exercise in the management of obesity.
Olateju IV, Opaleye-Enakhimion T, Udeogu JE, Asuquo J, Olaleye KT, Osa E, Oladunjoye AF
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2023 Apr;17(4):102759. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102759. PMID: 37084486
Intermittent Fasting versus Continuous Calorie Restriction: Which Is Better for Weight Loss?
Zhang Q, Zhang C, Wang H, Ma Z, Liu D, Guan X, Liu Y, Fu Y, Cui M, Dong J
Nutrients 2022 Apr 24;14(9) doi: 10.3390/nu14091781. PMID: 35565749Free PMC Article
Effect of low-fat diet interventions versus other diet interventions on long-term weight change in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tobias DK, Chen M, Manson JE, Ludwig DS, Willett W, Hu FB
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2015 Dec;3(12):968-79. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00367-8. PMID: 26527511Free PMC Article
Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chowdhury R, Sinha B, Sankar MJ, Taneja S, Bhandari N, Rollins N, Bahl R, Martines J
Acta Paediatr 2015 Dec;104(467):96-113. doi: 10.1111/apa.13102. PMID: 26172878Free PMC Article
Lithium toxicity profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
McKnight RF, Adida M, Budge K, Stockton S, Goodwin GM, Geddes JR
Lancet 2012 Feb 25;379(9817):721-8. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61516-X. PMID: 22265699

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