Author | : Michael E. Hochman |
File Size | : 54,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 02 May 2024 |
ISBN | : 9780197533642 |
Pages | : 321 pages |
50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know by Michael E. Hochman Book PDF Summary
"Study Interventions: Participants in the placebo group received standard lifestyle recommendations. Participants in the metformin group received standard lifestyle recommendations along with metformin 850 mg twice daily. Participants in the lifestyle group were given an intensive lifestyle modification program taught by case managers on a one-to-one basis with the goal of achieving and maintaining a 7% or greater reduction in body weight, improvements in dietary intake, and physical activity of at least 150 minutes per week. The lifestyle modification program was taught during 16 sessions over a 24-week period, and reinforced with individual (usually monthly) and group sessions after that"--