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Effect of a Supervised Exercise Program on Overweight and Obese Adolescents in the School Environment: A Pretest-Posttest Design.
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Western Journal of Nursing Research . Oct2023, Vol. 45 Issue 10, p868-877. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study is taken up to evaluate the effect of an exercise program on adolescents' obesity and overweight profile. For this purpose, a 1-group pretest-posttest study was conducted with 72 adolescents who underwent a physical activity program supervised by one health professional 5 times a week; the sessions were distributed over 12 weeks and lasted from 50 to 60 minutes. The primary outcomes were anthropometric measurements, whereas the secondary outcomes were lipid profile, blood glucose, and blood pressure. Outcomes were assessed before the intervention and 1 day after the program ended; significance was established at P <.05. As a result, a significant improvement was verified in all the primary outcomes (P <.001) and in most secondary outcomes (capillary blood glucose, P =.0001; triglycerides, P =.0001; and systolic blood pressure, P =.005). In conclusion, the supervised exercise program significantly reduced anthropometric measurements and blood glucose, triglycerides, and systolic blood pressure levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SCHOOL environment
*HIGH schools
*BLOOD pressure
*SCHOOL health services
*EVALUATION of human services programs
*MIDDLE schools
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*CLINICAL trials
*CHILDHOOD obesity
*ANTHROPOMETRY
*BLOOD sugar
*PHYSICAL activity
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*T-test (Statistics)
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*DATA analysis software
*EXERCISE therapy
*LIPIDS
*EVALUATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01939459
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Western Journal of Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 171897400
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459231187519