Follow‐up studies of group behavior therapy for obese Japanese patients

Sato, Yuzo; Miyao, Masaru; Watanabe, Takashi; Shimaoka, Kiyoshi; Sakai, Eiko; Kumazawa, Akiko; Oshida, Y

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.1992.tb00345.x

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“…Subjects were all of the 199 students regarded as obese (the standard Broca's index: more than 120%) on regular physical examination, and 326 non-obese students randomly selected (525 subjects in total) among students who underwent regular physical examination at Nagoya University, Japan, between 1974 and 1978 (7). Daily-life habits, current body heights and weight were surveyed by a questionnaire sent by mail between January 1994 and March 1994.…”

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The association of physical activity level characteristics and other lifestyles with obesity in Nagoya University alumni, Japan

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Improving daily‐life habits is considered to be effective in treating obesity. We have examined obesity in regular physical examinations in university students since 1974. In this study, the subjects were 199 students regarded as obese (Broca's index: more than 120%) and 326 non‐obese students randomly selected (525 subjects in total) among students who underwent regular physical examinations at Nagoya University, Japan, between 1974 and 1978. Here we report our follow‐up survey of obese university students and non‐obese individuals who were students of the same university during the same period. This study was carried out for the purpose of clarifying the relationship between changes in lifestyle and body weight 20 years after graduation. Concerning eating behavior, a higher proportion of subjects cared about diet intake in the current non‐obese group than in the current obese group (P < 0.05). The meal‐time in the obese was shorter than that in the non‐obese group (P < 0.01). Ten percent of subjects in the obese group and 24.4% of subjects in the non‐obese group selected class II (moderate) or higher as indicative of the intensity of their daily physical activity. There was a significant difference in distribution between the groups (P < 0.05). In the group showing improvement in obesity over time, a higher proportion of subjects cared about diet intake than in the group with continued obesity (P < 0.05). Concerning intensity of physical activity, 11.8% of subjects in the group with continued obesity selected class II (moderate) or higher, while 45.5% of subjects in the group showing improvement in obesity chose class II (moderate) or higher. A significant difference in distribution existed between the groups (P < 0.01). These findings suggest that the eating behavior of ending meals before feeling satiety and a lifestyle change to enhance the intensity of daily physical activity including walking, even if not having any special sports habits, are effective in decreasing body weight.

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“…Therefore, adolescent obesity is considered to easily induce the onset of arteriosclerotic diseases or diabetes. We have examined obesity in university students in regular physical examinations since 1974 (7). In this study, we examined the influence of lifestyle on changes in body weight 20 years after graduation from university.…”

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