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Group Medical Visits for Addressing Weight and Blood Pressure in an Underserved Population
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The effect of group medical visits (GMV) compared to individual medical visits (IMV), on weight and blood pressure in a large primary care practice serving a predominantly underserved population, was assessed. The records of 304 patients attending a weight-loss program were analyzed using mixed-effects regression models. Patients in GMV lost an average of 11.63 lbs, whereas patients in IMV lost an average of 3.99 lbs (p < 0.001). A total of 55% of patients lost ≥7% in GMV compared to 11% of patients in IMV (p ≤ 0.001). Individuals who lost >5% of their baseline weight had a higher reduction in overall blood pressure. For systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the differences between baseline and three months for GMV and IMV were −7.4 vs. 4.1 mm of Hg (p = 0.002) and −4.6 vs. 4.2 mm of Hg (p = 0.003), respectively. Results from this study demonstrate that GMV may be a potentially useful modality for addressing weight and blood pressure in an underserved population.
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“a retrospective study among majority Latino and low‐income households in a federally designated underserved area found greater absolute weight reduction (12 vs. 4 pounds) and meaningful weight reduction (55% vs. 11% with 7% + weight reduction) with GMVs versus individual visits [212].”
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“a retrospective study among majority Latino and low‐income households in a federally designated underserved area found greater absolute weight reduction (12 vs. 4 pounds) and meaningful weight reduction (55% vs. 11% with 7% + weight reduction) with GMVs versus individual visits [212].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Algotar, A., Trofymenko, S., Muramoto, M., Howerter, A., & Kutob, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- Corresponding author
- Trofymenko, Stephanie
- Venue
- Medicines
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-12-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 60
- ISSN
- 2305-6320 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9783786
- OpenAlex
- W4311185631
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4
- FWCI
- 0.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Medicines (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- University of Arizona
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Keywords
- group medical visits, weight loss, blood pressure reduction, underserved populations, primary care, slimming program, obesity, hypertension
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