Healthy Buddies™ Reduces Body Mass Index Z‐Score and Waist Circumference in Aboriginal Children Living in Remote Coastal Communities. (23rd July 2013)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Healthy Buddies™ Reduces Body Mass Index Z‐Score and Waist Circumference in Aboriginal Children Living in Remote Coastal Communities. (23rd July 2013)
- Main Title:
- Healthy Buddies™ Reduces Body Mass Index Z‐Score and Waist Circumference in Aboriginal Children Living in Remote Coastal Communities
- Authors:
- Ronsley, Rebecca
Lee, Andrew S.
Kuzeljevic, Boris
Panagiotopoulos, Constadina - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Aboriginal children are at increased risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Healthy Buddies™‐First Nations (HB) is a curriculum‐based, peer‐led program promoting healthy eating, physical activity, and self‐esteem. METHODS: Although originally designed as a pilot pre‐/post‐analysis of 3 remote Aboriginal schools that requested and received HB training, one school did not implement the program and was used as a control group. Outcomes included changes in body mass index z‐score (zBMI), waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), self‐esteem, health behavior, and knowledge over 1 school year in kindergarten to grade 12 children. RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in zBMI (1.10 to 1.04, p = .028) and WC (77.1 to 75.0 cm, p < .0001) in the HB group (N = 118) compared with an increase in zBMI (1.14 to 1.23, p = .046) and a minimal WC change in the control group (N = 61). Prevalence of elevated BP did not change in the HB group, but increased from 16.7% to 31.7% in the control group (p = .026). General linear model analysis revealed a significant interaction between time, group, and zBMI (p = .001), weight status (p = .014), nutritious beverage knowledge (p = .018), and healthy living and self‐esteem score (p = .005). CONCLUSIONS: The HB program is a promising school‐based strategy for addressing obesity and self‐esteem in Aboriginal children.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of school health. Volume 83:Number 9(2013:Sep.)
- Journal:
- Journal of school health
- Issue:
- Volume 83:Number 9(2013:Sep.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 83, Issue 9 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 83
- Issue:
- 9
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-0083-0009-0000
- Page Start:
- 605
- Page End:
- 613
- Publication Date:
- 2013-07-23
- Subjects:
- Aboriginal -- First Nations -- obesity -- diabetes -- children -- prevention -- school
School health services -- Periodicals
School children -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals
Health education -- Periodicals
School Health Services -- Periodicals
Health Education -- Periodicals
371.71 - Journal URLs:
- http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/1782350.html ↗
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/1/1/1/purl=rc3_HRC_0__jn+%22Journal+of+School+Health%22 ↗
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/josh ↗
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-4391 ↗
http://www.umi.com/proquest ↗
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117974040/home ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1746-1561 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/josh.12072 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0022-4391
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
- View Content:
- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library DSC - 5052.650000
British Library DSC - BLDSS-3PM
British Library HMNTS - ELD Digital store - Ingest File:
- 95.xml