The Role of Ethnicity in School-Based Obesity Intervention for School-Aged Children: A Pilot Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Karczewski, Sabrina A.; Carter, Jocelyn S.; DeCator, Draycen D.
Titel	The Role of Ethnicity in School-Based Obesity Intervention for School-Aged Children: A Pilot Evaluation
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 86 (2016) 11, S.778-786 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
Schlagwörter	Incidence; Obesity; Low Income; Ethnicity; Minority Group Students; Control Groups; Urban Areas; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Multiple Regression Analysis; Urban Schools; Intervention; Health Promotion; Health Behavior; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Body Composition; Body Weight; Role; Program Descriptions; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkommen; Adipositas; Niedriglohn; Ethnizität; Urban area; Stadtregion; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadt; Schule; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Körpergewicht; Rollen
Abstract	Background: Rates of obesity have risen disproportionately for ethnic minority youth in the United States. School-based programs may be the most comprehensive and cost-effective way to implement primary prevention in children. In this study we evaluated the effect of a school-based obesity prevention on the outcome of body mass index percentile (BMI%), with baseline weight class and ethnicity examined as moderators. Methods: Participants (N = 125), ages 7-11 (56% female) from 4 urban, low-income, ethnic minority (58% black, 42% Latino) schools were recruited. Two schools received the Urban Initiatives Work to Play health intervention, and 2 demographically matched schools served as wait-list controls. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the independent and interactive effects of key variables on BMI%. An interaction between intervention status and ethnicity revealed Latino youth in the intervention had lower BMI% than those in the control group. Participation did not cause BMI% outcomes to decrease for black participants. Conclusions: The study demonstrates the intervention is effective, but that the effectiveness varies across ethnicity. Interventions can be made more efficient and cost-effective by targeting youth of a common ethnicity that has shown empirical responsiveness to certain program elements. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01