1. Long-term corticosteroid use linked to increases in body weight and waist circumference.
2. Female individuals and those with overweight or obesity are notably affected.
3. Both local and systemic corticosteroids can lead to long-term changes in body weight and central adiposity.
4. Study limitations included reliance on self-reported medication use and lack of complete data on diet and physical activity.
5. Large sample size and repeated anthropometric measurements supported the strength of the findings.

Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism