A Prospective Study Measuring the Effect of an Interactive Educational Program on Overweight and Obesity among School-Aged Children
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.4. Sample Size
2.5. Procedures
2.6. Anthropometric
2.7. Body Image Self-Perception
2.8. Knowledge and Attitudes about Food, Nutrition, and Healthy Lifestyle
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | n (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Boys | 205 (51) |
Girls | 198 (49) |
Age | |
Mean (SD) 1 | 10.1 (0.99) |
School | |
La Herradura | 121 (30) |
Berta Elida Fernández | 129 (32) |
El Espavé | 43 (10.7) |
Hernando Bárcenas | 110 (27.3) |
Anthropometric Characteristic | Median (Percentile 25 & 75) 1 | p * | |
---|---|---|---|
BL | FE | ||
Weight, kg | |||
Girls | 38.4 (30–44.7) | 40.7 (33.3–48.4) | 0.044 |
Boys | 34.4 (29.8–42.8) | 36.8 (31.9–46.5) | 0.023 |
Total | 36.1 (29.9–43.6) | 38.7 (32.5–47.6) | 0.078 |
Height, cm | |||
Girls | 141.4 (134.6–148.3) | 145.0 (138.6–152) | 0.012 |
Boys | 138.6 (133.9–143.6) | 141.6 (136.6–147.5) | 0.014 |
Total | 139.5 (134.2–146.1) | 143.5 (138.0–149.7) | <0.001 |
Z Score BMI, SD | |||
Girls | 0.57 (1.29) a | 0.57 (1.28) a | 0.961 b |
Boys | 0.70 (1.36) a | 0.67 (1.33) a | 0.8155 b |
Total | 0.64 (1.33) a | 0.62 (1.31) a | 0.8386 b |
Z Score height for age, SD | |||
Girls | −0.14 (1.07) a | −0.13 (1.04) a | 0.9534 b |
Boys | −0.30 (1.09) a | −0.25 (1.13) a | 0.6567 b |
Total | −0.22 (1.08) a | −0.19 (1.09) a | 0.7153 b |
Waist circumference, cm | |||
Girls | 63.1 (57.4–70) | 66.5 (61.5–73.5) | 0.001 |
Boys | 64.2 (60.2–72.1) | 67 (62.7–75) | 0.006 |
Total | 63.7 (59.0–71.1) | 67.0 (62.0–74.5) | <0.001 |
Arm circumference, cm | |||
Girls | 21.8 (19.6–24.1) | 24 (22–26.7) | <0.001 |
Boys | 21.1 (19.2–24.2) | 23.6 (21.4–26.4) | <0.001 |
Total | 21.6 (19.4–24.2) | 23.9 (21.5–26.5) | <0.001 |
Biceps skinfold, mm | |||
Girls | 8.3 (6.3–11.7) | 7 (5–11.3) | 0.066 |
Boys | 7.7 (5–11.7) | 6 (4–11.7) | 0.147 |
Total | 8.0 (5.7–11.7) | 7.0 (4.3–11.7) | 0.007 |
Triceps skinfold, mm | |||
Girls | 14.3 (11–19) | 14.7 (10.7–19.7) | 0.805 |
Boys | 13 (9.3–17.7) | 12.8 (8–19) | 0.863 |
Total | 13.7 (10.3–18.3) | 13.7 (9.33–19.33) | 0.896 |
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Ríos-Castillo, I.; Escala, L.; Urriola, L.; McKinnon, M.; Kodish, S.R.; Rojas-Roque, C. A Prospective Study Measuring the Effect of an Interactive Educational Program on Overweight and Obesity among School-Aged Children. Dietetics 2023, 2, 161-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2020013
Ríos-Castillo I, Escala L, Urriola L, McKinnon M, Kodish SR, Rojas-Roque C. A Prospective Study Measuring the Effect of an Interactive Educational Program on Overweight and Obesity among School-Aged Children. Dietetics. 2023; 2(2):161-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2020013
Chicago/Turabian StyleRíos-Castillo, Israel, Lisbeth Escala, Ledys Urriola, Mónica McKinnon, Stephen R. Kodish, and Carlos Rojas-Roque. 2023. "A Prospective Study Measuring the Effect of an Interactive Educational Program on Overweight and Obesity among School-Aged Children" Dietetics 2, no. 2: 161-173. https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics2020013