Overweight Prevention Implemented by Primary School Teachers: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Overweight Prevention Implemented by Primary School Teachers: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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DOI:
10.1159/000336255
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Wabitsch, Martin
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作者:
Brandstetter, Susanne;Klenk, Jochen;Wabitsch, Martin
Objective: To describe the effects of URMEL-ICE, a German school-based intervention for overweight prevention, on children's BMI and other measures of fat mass. Methods: A cluster-randomised controlled design was used. The intervention which focused on physical activity, TV time and soft drink consumption was integrated into a second-grade curriculum and was implemented by classroom teachers themselves. It comprised 29 teaching lessons, 2 short exercise blocks per day and 6 family homework lessons. BMI was assessed as primary outcome measure, waist circumference and skinfold thickness as secondary outcomes. Data of 945 children were analysed. Results: Multivariate analyses adjusted for baseline values showed no statistically significant effect of the intervention on BMI, but on waist circumference (-0.85; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) -1.59 to -0.12) and subscapular skinfold thickness (-0.64; 95% CI -1.25 to -0.02). After additional adjustment for individual time lag between baseline and follow-up, these effects were reduced to -0.60 (95% CI -1.25 to 0.05) and -0.61 (95% CI -1.26 to 0.04) and lost their statistical significance. Conclusion: This study contributes to the field of randomised school-based studies on overweight prevention and shows that within a 1-year, integrated intervention no effect on BMI, but a tendency towards effects on fat mass can be achieved. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg