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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY
Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 130-133Publisher
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802314997
Keywords
Overweight; physical fitness; physical activity; blood lipids; intervention; weight management
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- NCRR NIH HHS [RR00065] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [M01RR000065] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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This study evaluated preliminary physical fitness, physical activity, and blood lipid profile data obtained from overweight adolescents upon enrolling in a healthy weight management program and following 6 months of program participation. One hundred and sixty-eight participants (13.4 +/- 1.8 years, 37.9 +/- 8.3 kg/m2, 59.5% female and 76.2% African-American) enrolled in the program. The intervention addressed factors related to nutrition, physical activity, and other behaviors related to weight management. Sixty-four participants (38.1%) completed 6 months of program participation. While there was no significant reduction in body mass or body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score was reduced by 1.2% (p 0.05), cardiorespiratory fitness was increased by 10.8% (p = 0.001), body fat percentage was reduced by 2.6% (p = 0.001), total cholesterol was reduced by 7.2% (p 0.001), and low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) was reduced by 8.4% (p 0.001) at 6 months. Continued development and evaluation of programs designed to prevent and treat child and adolescent overweight is warranted to address this major public health issue.
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