title: The Influence of Religious Affiliation on Participant Responsiveness to the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Lifestyle Intervention.
abstract: Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) and non-SDA (21.3 and 78.7 %, respectively) individuals (n = 7172) participating in the Complete Health Improvement Program, a 30-day diet and lifestyle intervention, in North America (241 programs, 2006-2012) were assessed for changes in selected chronic disease risk factors: body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), pulse, lipid profile and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Reductions were greater among the non-SDA for BMI, pulse and blood lipids. Furthermore, the majority of non-SDA in the highest risk classifications for BP, lipids and FPG, but only some lipids among SDA, were able to show improvement by 20 % or more.
authors.affiliation: Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW, 2265, Australia. lillian.kent@avondale.edu.au.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.affiliation: Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW, 2265, Australia.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.affiliation: Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW, 2265, Australia.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW, 2265, Australia.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.affiliation: Spirituality and Worship Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, NSW, 2265, Australia.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ferret
authors.affiliation: Medical Nutrition Therapy Northwest, Clackamas, OR, 97015, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gobble
authors.affiliation: Lifestyle Medicine Institute, 25805 Barton Rd, Bldg. A, Ste. 106, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Diehl
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008055:Lipids; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D033303:Protestantism; D011674:Pulse; D012067:Religion; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids
keywords: CHIP; Chronic disease; Diet; Lifestyle intervention; Seventh-day Adventist