title: Multicomponent school-initiated obesity intervention in a high-risk, Hispanic elementary school.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a school-initiated cognitive and behavioral program to reduce childhood obesity. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and BMI z scores were obtained at the beginning and end of the school year at an intervention school (n = 1022) and at a control school (n = 692). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 18.9% and 30.4% versus 19% and 30.2%, respectively, in the intervention and control schools. The incidence of overweight increased in the control school, but the incidence of obesity, weight, and BMI z scores increased significantly in the intervention school, suggesting that implementation of any school-based obesity intervention programs requires careful planning to achieve goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Klish
authors.forename: Kellie E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Karavias
authors.forename: Katie S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Balch
authors.forename: J Kennard
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Fraley
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mikhail
authors.forename: Stephanie H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Norma L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Terrazas
authors.forename: E O'Brian
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012306:Risk; D012572:School Health Services; D013781:Texas; D017211:Treatment Failure; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs