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Obes Sci Pract. 2019 Jan 16;5(1):46-58. doi: 10.1002/osp4.310. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Demographics and anthropometrics impact benefits of health intervention: data from the Reduce Obesity and Diabetes Project.

Obesity science & practice

L Ostrowski, P W Speiser, S Accacha, L Altshuler, I Fennoy, B Lowell, R Rapaport, W Rosenfeld, S P Shelov, S Ten, M Rosenbaum,

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neuroscience Brown University Providence RI USA.
  2. Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine New Hyde Park NY USA.
  3. Pediatrics Winthrop University Hospital Mineola NY USA.
  4. Medicine NYU Med Ctr New York NY USA.
  5. Pediatrics and Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York NY USA.
  6. Pediatrics Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn NY USA.
  7. Pediatrics Mt Sinai School of Medicine New York NY USA.

PMID: 30847225 PMCID: PMC6381301 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.310

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of a 4-month school-based health, nutrition and exercise intervention on body fatness and examine possible effects of demographic and anthropometric covariates.

METHODS: Height, weight, waist circumference and body composition were measured in a diverse population of 644 NYC middle school students (mean ± SD age 12.7 ± 0.9 years; 46% male; 38% Hispanic, 17% East Asian, 15% South Asian, 13.5% African American, 8.5% Caucasian, 8% other) during the fall and spring semesters. Year 1 participants (

RESULTS: Groups were demographically and anthropometrically similar. The intervention resulted in significant reductions in indices of adiposity (ΔBMI

CONCLUSION: A 4-month school-based health intervention was effective in decreasing measures of adiposity in middle school students, particularly in men, participants who were obese and South Asians.

Keywords: childhood obesity; demography; intervention; weight loss

Conflict of interest statement

No conflict of interest was declared.

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