TABLE 2.
FROM:
Previous Weight Loss Experiences of Bariatric Surgery Candidates: How Much Have Patients Dieted prior to Surgery?
Lauren M. Gibbons, David B. Sarwer, Canice E. Crerand, Anthony N. Fabricatore, Robert H. Kuehnel, Patti E. Lipschutz, Steven E. Raper, Noel N. Williams and Thomas A. Wadden
BACK TO ARTICLETable 2.. Percent of participants (N = 83) who reported they had tried the following categories of diets, as determined by the WALI vs. aided recall
| Approach | WALI | Aided Recall |
|---|---|---|
| Self-directed | 81.9% | 92.7% |
| Commercial programs | 77.1% | 86.7% |
| Personal trainer or exercise tapes | 38.6% | 72.3% |
| OTC medications | 44.6% | 74.7% |
| FDA-approved medication | 32.5% | 69.9% |
| Liquid meal replacements | 6.0% | 54.2% |
| Physician supervised | 3.6% | 45.8% |
| Nutritional counseling | 3.6% | 55.4% |
| Very-low-calorie diet or hospital-based program | 24.1% | 31.3% |
| Prior weight loss surgery | 1.2% | 3.6% |
| Other | 20.5% | |
| Total number of diet categories tried | 3.3  1.4 | 6.0 1.7*
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| Total number of diet attempts | 4.7 2.9 | 14.6 9.1*
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WALI, Weight and Lifestyle Inventory; OTC, over-the-counter; FDA, Food and Drug Administration.
* Denotes a significant (p < 0.001) difference between the two methods of assessment.
