Weight Loss Using an mHealth App Among Individuals With Obesity in Different Economic Regions of China: Cohort Study.
Xinru HuangYefei ShiHongyun YaoMingjie LiZhijun LeiJiayun ShiBo LiWeiwei ZhangWei-Xia JianPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2024)
This study found a high proportion of mHealth app users with obesity in low-income regions. Individuals with overweight and obesity in different economic regions of China experienced significant weight loss and fat loss using an mHealth app. Moreover, individuals in high-income regions paid more attention to body fat and had better fat reduction effects. Therefore, promoting self-monitoring of weight and PBF through an mHealth app could be an important intervention that could be implemented across all regions of China.