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Journal of Preventive Medicine
ISSN: 2572-5483
July 16-17, 2018
London, UK
Preventive Medicine 2018
Page 32
9th Edition of International Conference on
Preventive Medicine
& Public Health
Background: Obesity and inequality in health is an increasing
problem also in Denmark.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of structured well-prepared
consultations on weight loss in younger adults with overweight
and psycho-social problems.
Subjects & Methods: A total of 495 younger adults (20-44 years
old) with several psychosocial and lifestyle problems were
randomized to preventive health consultations or control at their
general practitioner (GP). The 218 with overweight or obesity
were randomized to intervention or control, comparable with
a mean age around 35 years, 68% were female, and the mean
BMI was 30. The intervention group had two preventive health
consultations with focus on resources and barriers for self-
chosen goals. One-year postal follow-up was done for both
groups.
Results: A total of 218 had over-weight or obesity. The 56 (25.7%)
were lost to follow-up after one year. The 77 in the control group
were not asked about goals. Of the 85 with overweight or obesity
in the intervention group 22 had weight loss as a prioritized goal.
One year after the first health consultation the 22 had a mean
weight loss of 4.73 kg (95% CI: 1.8 to 7.7) and the rest had lost
1.56 kg (-0.05 to 3.2). The over-weighty in the control group had
a mean weight loss of 1.57 kg (0.12 to 3.0).
Conclusion: A significant change in weight loss can be obtained
with well-prepared patient focused consultations.
Biography
Jorgen Lous had six year training at hospital and in 1976 he started as a Gen-
eral Practitioner (GP). Since 1992 he was part time academic and part time
GP. From 2001 to 2009, he was a Professor in General Practice at University of
Southern Denmark, Odense, and after that part time GP. He wrote his thesis on
secretory otitis media in children in 1994.
Jorgen Lous
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Jorgen Lous, J Prev Med 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5483-C1-001
Predictors of weight loss after preventive
health consultations to over-weight
vulnerable 20-44 years old patients in general
practice, Denmark: A randomized trial