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ArticleMedicine2019

Effectiveness of a multi-faceted intervention among elementary school children.

Hai-Hua Chuang, Rong-Ho Lin, Jau-Yuan Chen, Wei-Chung Yeh, Hsiu-Fong Lin, Steve Wen-Neng Ueng, Kuang-Hung Hsu

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hai-Hua ChuangDepartment of Family Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei & Linkou Branch.
Rong-Ho LinDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology.
Jau-Yuan ChenDepartment of Family Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei & Linkou Branch.
Wei-Chung YehDepartment of Family Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei & Linkou Branch.
Hsiu-Fong LinDepartment of Social Service, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital.
Steve Wen-Neng UengDepartment of Orthopedic surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch.
Kuang-Hung HsuLaboratory for Epidemiology, Department of Health Care Management, and Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang-Gung University.

Funding

NTP INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPPORT27305C0011 · NIEHS · Z-TECH CORPORATION · 2007 to 2009
$4.3M
PROVIDE RABBITS, RATS MICE, HAMSTERS GERBILS, GUINEA PIGS27307C0012 · NIEHS · PI BOLEN, WAYNE · 2007 to 2007
$1.0M
PROVIDE RABBITS, RATS, MICE, HAMSTERS, GERBILS, GUINEA PIGS27307C0011 · NIEHS · PI BOLEN, WAYNE · 2007 to 2007
$500k
NIEHS NIH HHS 27305C0011NIEHS NIH HHS 27307C0011NIEHS NIH HHS 27307C0012NIEHS NIH HHS 27398C0011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Childhood obesity has been shown to be closely related to future obesity and comorbidities. As its prevalence and impact has increased significantly worldwide, researchers have focused on prevention and intervention. This study assessed a multifaceted intervention for elementary school children.A retrospective data collection with a cohort analysis was employed. A 16-week school-based intervention with nutritional intervention, physical activity, and behavioral education was designed and conducted by a multidisciplinary team for 1860 children aged 6 to 13 years. Basic information, anthropometrics, and physical fitness (PF) were recorded before and after the intervention. The differences compared with a reference group, and compared between subgroups, were analyzed.Significant favorable changes in body weight and composition were found. Children's height, weight, and muscle weight increased, whereas BMI, BMI z-score (zBMI), waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio, body fat percentage, and visceral fat area decreased. Sit-ups and 800-m run time significantly improved. Girls exhibited a greater reduction in body weight outcomes; boys improved more in body composition and PF. Students with higher zBMI had a greater reduction in all anthropometrics; students with lower zBMI showed greater PF improvement, except for the 800-m run.The intervention improved weight measures, body composition, and PF. Subgroup differences suggested the need for sex- and weight-specific interventions.

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School Health ServicesBody CompositionBody Mass IndexBody WeightChildFemaleHumansMalePediatric ObesityPhysical FitnessRetrospective StudiesSchoolsSex FactorsStudentsTreatment Outcome

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PMID30985659
PMCPMC6485882

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