Shiriki Kumanyika|Mark A. Espeland|Judy Bahnson|Juliene B. Bottom|Jeanne Charleston|Steven Folmar|Alan C. Wilson|Paul K. Whelton
Ethnic Comparison of Weight Loss in the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly
University of Pennsylvania|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|University of Tennessee Health Science Center|Johns Hopkins University|Wake Forest University|Johnson University|Tulane University
compare weight loss blacks whites trial nonpharmacologic interventions elderly tonetone enrolled 421 overweight white 164 overweight black adults 60 79 years old blood pressure wellcontrolled single antihypertensive drug drug therapy withdrawal attempted 3 months randomization counseling weight loss sodium reduction weight loss sodium reduction usual care followup 15 36 months enrollment statistical procedures included repeated measures analysis covariance logistic proportional hazards regressionin weightloss condition net weight change kilograms 27 blacks 59 whites p 0001 ethnic difference p 00002 6 months 20 p 005 blacks 49 p 0001 whites end followup ethnic difference p 0007 weightsodium net weight change 21 p 001 blacks 28 p 0001 whites 6 months 19 blacks 17 whites end followup p 005 ethnic difference p 05 exploratory analyses suggested favorable pattern weight change blacks whites 6 months onward ethnic difference blood pressure outcomeswhites lost weight blacks without concurrent focus sodium reduction