TABLE 3.

Associations between substance use disorders and body weight in clinical samples

Study	Sample	Finding
Studies examining rates of substance use disorders in patients seeking obesity treatment.
Kalarchian et al. (2007)
Any Lifetime Substance Use Disorder	candidates for weight loss surgery	higher prevalence of lifetime substance use disorders than general population
Any Past Year Substance Use Disorder	candidates for weight loss surgery	lower prevalence of lifetime substance use disorders than general population
Kleiner et al. (2004)
Past Year Alcohol. Use	female weight management patients	lower rates of past year alcohol use than in general population
Warren et al. (2005)
Past Year Marijuana Use	female weight management patients	lower rates of past year marijuana use with increasing bmi
Studies examining rates of overweight/obesity in substance abusing samples
Jarvis et al. (2007)
Alcohol Dependence	residential alcohol treatment patients	rates of overweight/obesity comparable to general population
Rajs et al. (2004)
Illicit Drug Use Disorders	deceased illicit drug users	rates of overweight/obesity comparable to general population