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Effects of a Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Latino Youth with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) [Obesity (Silver Spring)] 2018 Dec; Vol. 26 (12), pp. 1856-1865. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 14. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objective: This study examined the short- and long-term effects of a community-based lifestyle intervention among Latino youth with obesity.<br />Methods: Latino adolescents (14-16 years old) were randomized to a 3-month lifestyle intervention (n = 67) or comparison control (n = 69) and followed for 12 months. The intervention included weekly nutrition and health classes delivered to groups of families and exercise sessions (3 days/week) delivered to groups of adolescents. Comparison youth received laboratory results and general health information. Primary outcomes included insulin sensitivity and weight-specific quality of life (QoL) with secondary outcomes of BMI percentile (BMI%), waist circumference, and percent body fat.<br />Results: At 3 months, youth in the intervention group exhibited significant increases in insulin sensitivity (P < 0.05) and weight-specific QoL (P < 0.001), as well as reductions in BMI%, waist circumference, and percent body fat compared with controls. Increases in weight-specific QoL and reductions in BMI% and percent body fat remained significant at 12 months (P < 0.001), while changes in insulin sensitivity did not. In a subsample of youth with prediabetes at baseline, insulin sensitivity (P = 0.01), weight-specific QoL (P < 0.001), and BMI% (P < 0.001) significantly improved at 3 months.<br />Conclusions: Lifestyle intervention can improve cardiometabolic and psychosocial health in a vulnerable population of Latino adolescents at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes.<br /> (© 2018 The Obesity Society.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1930-739X
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30426694
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22300