Effects of Usual Intervention Versus Usual Intervention Plus Knowledge of Measured Resting Energy Expenditure on Body Weight and Body Fat in Active Duty Air Force Personnel

Objective: To investigate if knowledge of resting energy expenditure (REE) results will support reductions in body weight and body fat in active duty Air Force personnel. Design: A 90-day randomized controlled clinical trial. Subjects/Setting: 76 young adults with BMI: 25.2-36.2, enrolled in a Weight and Body Fat Management program Statistical Analysis: Descriptives, 2-sample t- tests, multiple linear regression, and ANOVA for mean differences between groups and time; regression diagnostics for repeated measures of REE. Results: A subgroup analysis showed that the mean (SD) weight loss of participants in the REE group was greater than the control group: M.26 (3.32) kg versus -1.78(3.20) kg respectively (p<0.02). Changes in body fat percent, cholesterol, LDL-C and triglycerides were not significantly different by treatment group over time. Conclusions: Knowledge of REE results during weight loss promoted significantly more weight loss than usual education.Air Force Inst of Tech Wright-Patterson AFB OH is the author of 'Effects of Usual Intervention Versus Usual Intervention Plus Knowledge of Measured Resting Energy Expenditure on Body Weight and Body Fat in Active Duty Air Force Personnel', published 2004 under ISBN 9781423518068 and ISBN 1423518063.