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ArticleBMC public health2018

The effectiveness of a stage-based lifestyle modification intervention for obese children.

Nor Baizura Md Yusop, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Ting Tzer Hwu, Ruzita Abd Talib, Nicola Spurrier

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Article in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03429699 (Effectiveness of a Stage-based Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Obese Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Effectiveness of a Stage-based Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Obese Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversiti Putra MalaysiaRan2012 to 2014Enrolled50ConditionsChildhood Obesity, Life Style ModificationArmsStage-based Lifestyle Modification Intervention for the Management of Childhood Obesity, Existing practice for the management of childhood obesity
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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nor Baizura Md YusopDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Zalilah Mohd ShariffDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. zalilahms@upm.edu.my.
Ting Tzer HwuDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ruzita Abd TalibDepartment of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nicola SpurrierDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia.

Funding

Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) (6) 931920000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterventions that encompass behavioural modifications of dietary intake and physical activity are essential for the management of obesity in children. This study assessed the effectiveness of a stage-based lifestyle modification intervention for obese children.

methodsA total of 50 obese children (7-11 years old) were randomized to the intervention group (IG, n = 25) or the control group (CG, n = 25). Data were collected at baseline, at follow-up (every month) and at six months after the end of the intervention. IG received stage-based lifestyle modification intervention based on the Nutrition Practice Guideline for the Management of Childhood Obesity, while CG received standard treatment. Changes in body composition, physical activity and dietary intake were examined in both the intervention and control groups.

resultsBoth groups had significant increases in weight (IG: 1.5 ± 0.5 kg; CG: 3.9 ± 0.6 kg) (p < 0.01) and waist circumference (IG: 0.1 ± 0.5 cm; CG: 2.2 ± 0.7 cm) (p < 0.05), but the increases were significantly higher in CG than IG. Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age z scores decreased significantly in IG (- 0.2 ± 0.0, p < 0.01) but not in CG. The physical activity of the IG significantly increased (0.44 ± 0.13) compared with that of CG (- 0.28 ± 0.18), and the difference in mean change between groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Dietary intake was not significantly different between the two groups. However, calorie and carbohydrate intake decreased significantly in both groups.

conclusionsA stage-based intervention that modified dietary and physical activity behaviour may be effective in weight management for obese children.

trial registrationNCT03429699 retrospectively registered 9 February 2018.

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Life StyleBody CompositionChildDietExerciseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PromotionHumansMalePediatric ObesityTreatment OutcomeBody compositionDietary intakeLifestyle interventionObese childrenPhysical activity

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PMID29490648
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