Student obesity prevalence and behavioral outcomes for the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration project

Objective To examine changes in prevalence of obesity and target health behaviors (fruit, vegetable, and beverage consumption; physical activity; screen time; sleep duration) among students from communities that participated in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) pro...

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Hauptverfasser: Franckle, Rebecca L. (VerfasserIn) , Ganter, Claudia (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: July 2017
In: Obesity
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 25, Heft: 7, Pages: 1175-1182
ISSN:1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21867
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.21867
Verlag, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.medma.uni-heidelberg.de/doi/abs/10.1002/oby.21867
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Verfasserangaben:Rebecca L. Franckle, Jennifer Falbe, Steven Gortmaker, Jessica L. Barrett, Catherine Giles, Claudia Ganter, Rachel E. Blaine, James Buszkiewicz, Elsie M. Taveras, Jo-Ann Kwass, Thomas Land, and Kirsten K. Davison
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To examine changes in prevalence of obesity and target health behaviors (fruit, vegetable, and beverage consumption; physical activity; screen time; sleep duration) among students from communities that participated in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) project compared to controls. Methods MA-CORD was implemented in two low-income communities. School-level prevalence of obesity among students in first, fourth, and seventh grades was calculated for the intervention communities and nine matched control communities pre and post intervention. Fourth- and seventh-grade students’ self-reported health behaviors were measured in intervention communities at baseline and post intervention. Results Among seventh-graders (the student group with greatest intervention exposure), a statistically significant decrease in prevalence of obesity from baseline to post intervention in Community 2 (-2.68%, P = 0.049) and a similar but nonsignificant decrease in Community 1 (-2.24%, P = 0.099) was observed. Fourth- and seventh-grade students in both communities were more likely to meet behavioral targets post intervention for sugar-sweetened beverages (both communities: P < 0.0001) and water (Community 1: P < 0.01; Community 2: P = 0.04) and in Community 2 for screen time (P < 0.01). Conclusions This multisector intervention was associated with a modest reduction in obesity prevalence among seventh-graders in one community compared to controls, along with improvements in behavioral targets.
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ISSN:1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21867