Age group, menarche and regularity of menstrual cycles as efficiency predictors in the treatment of overweight

To evaluate if there is a relation between age groups, menarche, menstrual cycles and previous pregnancies with the success of weight loss in obese patients at a nutrition clinic. A clinical intervention study was conducted among overweight and obese patients who consulted a nutrition clinic in Barranquilla (Colombia) for the purpose of nutritional assessment. They were subject to a personalized weekly follow-up consultation over the course of 16 weeks in which food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures, body image and self-perception were registered. A total of 135 patients were evaluated. 41 (30,4%) of whom did not complete the study. 69,6% patients did lose weight and 83,7% did lose waist. These losses are lower in older ages (95,5% at.