Survey of cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese patients (SCOOP study) six-month changes in risk factor levels and cardiovascular risk.

Background: Obesity is considered a major threat to health worldwide, and its treatment is difficult. The SCOOP project is aimed at describing the effects of treating obesity in everyday clinical practice, following a standard protocol of weight reduction.

Methods: A total of 2472 obese or overweight men and women (with a body mass index of 27 units or more), aged between 35 and 74, were enrolled in different clinical facilities.