作者
Maureen M Black, Erin R Hager, Katherine Le, Jean Anliker, S Sonia Arteaga, Carlo DiClemente, Joel Gittelsohn, Laurence Magder, Mia Papas, Soren Snitker, Margarita S Treuth, Yan Wang
发表日期
2010/8/1
期刊
Pediatrics
卷号
126
期号
2
页码范围
280-288
出版商
American Academy of Pediatrics
简介
OBJECTIVES
The objective of this study was to evaluate a 12-session home/community-based health promotion/obesity prevention program (Challenge!) on changes in BMI status, body composition, physical activity, and diet.
METHODS
A total of 235 black adolescents (aged 11–16 years; 38% overweight/obese) were recruited from low-income urban communities. Baseline measures included weight, height, body composition, physical activity (PA), and diet. PA was measured by 7-day play-equivalent physical activity (≥1800 activity counts per minute). Participants were randomly assigned to health promotion/obesity prevention that is anchored in social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing and was delivered by college-aged black mentors or to control. Postintervention (11 months) and delayed follow-up (24 months) evaluations were conducted. Longitudinal analyses …
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