Lifestyle intervention program in deprived obese adult patients and their non-deprived counterparts

Introduction Although it is known that the prevalence of obesity is high in deprived patients, the link between deprivation and obesity, and the impact of deprivation on compliance and efficacy of a lifestyle intervention program are not known. Materials and methods Deprivation was assessed in 40 patients (23 Females, mean +/- SD age: 49 +/- 17 years) from the diabetology department and 140 patients (101 Females, age: 50 +/- 15 years) from the nutrition department of Bordeaux University hospital. Eighty-seven patients suffering from obesity were evaluated before and after a tailored, multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention. Deprivation was assessed using EPICES scores. Deprivation was defined with an EPICES score > 30. Results Deprived patients suffering from obesity had significantly higher current (43.8 +/- 8.4 versus 40.9 +/- 5.5 kg/m(2), p = 0,02) and maximal BMI (46.1 +/- 8.6 versus 42.3 +/- 5.2 kg/m(2), p = 0.002) compared to non-deprived obese. Percentage of body weight loss was not different according to deprivation (4.74 +/- 0.75 versus 4.65 +/- 1.04%, p = 0.9). EPICES scores were not different according to adherence to lifestyle intervention program (20.5 +/- 8.5 versus 29.9 +/- 3.9 versus 29.0 +/- 2.5, no follow up versus partial follow up versus total follow up, p = 0,58). Conclusion Deprived patients suffering from obesity have a more serious disease than non-deprived patients. However, neither compliance to the lifestyle intervention program nor body weight loss differed between deprived patients with obesity and non-deprived ones. Deprivation should not be a limitation when enrolling patients with obesity in lifestyle intervention programs.