Description: This abstract examines why individuals respond differently to the VA MOVE! lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes prevention. Using long-term VA electronic health record data and advanced causal machine-learning methods, the authors explore how patient characteristics influence who benefits most from the program and develop a personalized approach to inform targeted diabetes prevention in clinical and policy settings.

Citation: Xue, Q., Li, P., Lee, J., Moin, T., Raffa, S., Ali, M. K., Hong, Y.-R., Shah, M. K., Phillips, L. S., & Shao, H. (2025). 159-OR: ADA Presidents’ Select Abstract: Heterogeneous treatment effects of the VA MOVE! Weight Management Program in preventing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 74(Supplement 1), 159–OR. https://doi.org/10.2337/db25-159-OR