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. 2023 May 6;47(8):743–749. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01323-3

Table 3.

Obesity and carbohydrate intake-related follow-up characteristics of the participants in the Health 2000 Survey, the HBCS, and the DILGOM Study.

Health 2000 HBCS DILGOM
Mean (SD) or % Mean (SD) or % Mean (SD) or %
From baseline
Follow-up time, years 11.0 10.3 7.2
Change in weight
Cohort size for weight, na 3993 1065 3269
Weight change, kg 1.8 (7.3) −1.4 (5.7) 1.0 (5.8)
Participants who gained weight, % 60 40 58
Participants who gained weight at least 5%, % 34 14 27
Weight gain in participants who gained weight at least 5%, kg 9.1 (5.6) 7.4 (3.5) 7.6 (4.2)
Change in carbohydrate intake
Cohort size for carbohydrate intakea, n 3162 1052 2913
Change in carbohydrate intake, g/d −5.8 (89.3) −21.7 (93.7) −55.7 (98.8)
Participants who decreased intakeb, % 42 48 65
Change in participants who decreased intake, g/d −82 (54) −91 (66) −106 (73)
Participants with ≤10% change in intake, % 24 23 19
Change in participants with ≤10% change in intake, g/d −1 (15) −2 (14) −4 (15)
Participants who increased intakec, % 35 29 16
Change in participants who increased intake, g/d 84 (66) 80 (65) 86 (72)

aExclusion criteria: Inadequately completed or missing FFQ at baseline, missing information on body weight or BMI at baseline or follow-up, age >70 years at baseline, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 at baseline or follow-up, pregnancy at baseline or follow-up.

bCarbohydrate intake decreased >10%.

cCarbohydrate intake increased >10%.