Open AccessThe association between weight-promoting medication use and weight gain in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative
Author(s) -
Fatima Cody Stanford,
Hellas Cena,
Ginevra Biino,
Olivia Umoren,
Monik C. Jiménez,
Marlene P. Freeman,
Aladdin H. Shadyab,
Robert A. Wild,
Catherine Womack,
Hailey R. Banack,
JoAnn E. Manson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
menopause
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.086
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1530-0374
pISSN - 1072-3714
DOI - 10.1097/gme.0000000000001589
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , weight gain , women's health initiative , body mass index , obesity , waist , cohort , weight change , cohort study , prospective cohort study , observational study , weight loss , body weight
With the rise in obesity, there has been a concomitant increase in prescription medications associated with weight gain. The objective of this study is to quantify the magnitude of association between putative weight-promoting medications and 3-year weight change in a diverse cohort of postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI).