Key result
Weight cycling in overweight women linked to ~8 mmHg higher daytime systolic blood pressure.
Why the study?
Weight cycling is associated with elevated laboratory blood pressure, but its impact on ambulatory blood pressure is unknown.
Does weight cycling increase ambulatory blood pressure load compared to non-weight cycling in women?
Cross-Sectional (n=65)
No
Does weight cycling increase ambulatory blood pressure load compared to non-weight cycling in women?
Weight cycling is associated with higher ambulatory blood pressure load in women, an effect that may be missed by conventional blood pressure assessment.
May warrant ambulatory BP monitoring in weight-cycling women; leaves open causal effects on outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Weight cycling (WC) is a widespread behavior associated with elevated laboratory blood pressure (BP). The impact WC may have on ambulatory BP (ABP) is unknown. METHODS: <0.001). Data were analyzed looking at WC both as a continuous and criterion variable, and subjects were dichotomized as either WC or non-WC (NWC). RESULTS: <0.001) load was higher for WC compared to NWC women. CONCLUSION: WC may deleteriously affect BP outcomes that might only be observed when ABP monitoring is used.
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Zeigler et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and obesity (n=65). Weight cycling vs. Non-weight cycling was evaluated on Mean daytime ambulatory systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (p=0.006). Weight cycling in overweight women was associated with significantly higher daytime ambulatory systolic blood pressure compared to non-weight cycling women (130.1 vs 122.0 mmHg, P=0.006).
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