TY - BOOK AU - Aroda, Vanita R TI - Effects of weight loss, weight cycling, and weight loss maintenance on diabetes incidence and change in cardiometabolic traits in the Diabetes Prevention Program SN - 0149-5992 PY - 2014/// KW - *Cardiovascular Diseases/et [Etiology] KW - *Diabetes Mellitus/ep [Epidemiology] KW - *Diabetes Mellitus/et [Etiology] KW - *Metabolic Diseases/et [Etiology] KW - *Weight Loss/ph [Physiology] KW - Adult KW - Blood Glucose/me [Metabolism] KW - Body Weight/ph [Physiology] KW - Cardiovascular Diseases/ep [Epidemiology] KW - Diabetes Mellitus/pc [Prevention & Control] KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Incidence KW - Life Style KW - Male KW - Metabolic Diseases/ep [Epidemiology] KW - Middle Aged KW - Prospective Studies KW - Risk Factors KW - Weight Reduction Programs KW - MedStar Health Research Institute KW - Journal Article KW - Observational Study KW - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't N1 - Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006 N2 - CONCLUSIONS: Two-year weight loss was the strongest predictor of reduced diabetes risk and improvements in cardiometabolic traits.Copyright � 2014 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered; OBJECTIVE: This study examined specific measures of weight loss in relation to incident diabetes and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors; RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This prospective, observational study analyzed nine weight measures, characterizing baseline weight, short- versus long-term weight loss, short- versus long-term weight regain, and weight cycling, within the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention arm (n = 1,000) for predictors of incident diabetes and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors over 2 years; RESULTS: Although weight loss in the first 6 months was protective of diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 0.94 per kg, 95% CI 0.90, 0.98; P < 0.01) and cardiometabolic risk factors (P < 0.01), weight loss from 0 to 2 years was the strongest predictor of reduced diabetes incidence (HR 0.90 per kg, 95% CI 0.87, 0.93; P < 0.01) and cardiometabolic risk factor improvement (e.g., fasting glucose: beta = -0.57 mg/dL per kg, 95% CI -0.66, -0.48; P < 0.01). Weight cycling (defined as number of 5-lb [2.25-kg] weight cycles) ranged 0-6 times per participant and was positively associated with incident diabetes (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.12, 1.58; P < 0.01), fasting glucose (beta = 0.91 mg/dL per cycle; P = 0.02), HOMA-IR (beta = 0.25 units per cycle; P = 0.04), and systolic blood pressure (beta = 0.94 mmHg per cycle; P = 0.01). After adjustment for baseline weight, the effect of weight cycling remained statistically significant for diabetes risk (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.02, 1.47; P = 0.03) but not for cardiometabolic traits UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc14-0018 ER -