Student obesity prevalence and behavioral outcomes for the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration project

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• Alternative Title:
  Obesity (Silver Spring)
• Personal Author:
  Franckle, Rebecca L. ; Falbe, Jennifer ; Gortmaker, Steven ; Barrett, Jessica L. ; Giles, Catherine ; Ganter, Claudia ; Blaine, Rachel E. ; Buszkiewicz, James ; Taveras, Elsie M. ; Kwass, Jo-Ann ; Land, Thomas ; Davison, Kirsten K.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Examine changes in prevalence of obesity and target health behaviors (fruit, vegetable, and beverage consumption; physical activity; screen time; sleep duration) among students from communities that participated in the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Project (MA-CORD) compared to controls.
  
  Methods
  
  MA-CORD was implemented in two low-income communities. School-level prevalence of obesity among students in grades 1, 4 and 7 was calculated for the intervention communities and nine matched control communities pre- and post-intervention. Fourth and 7th grade students’ self-reported health behaviors were measured in intervention communities at baseline and post-intervention.
  
  Results
  
  Among 7th graders (the student group with greatest intervention exposure), we observed a statistically significant decrease in prevalence of obesity from baseline to post-intervention in Community 2 (−2.68 percent, p=0.049) and a similar but non-significant decrease in Community 1 (−2.24 percent, p=0.099). Fourth and 7th grade students in both communities were more likely to meet behavioral targets post-intervention for sugar-sweetened beverages (both communities: p<0.0001) and water (Community 1: p<0.01; Community 2: p=0.04), and in Community 2 for screen time (p<0.01).
  
  Conclusions
  
  This multisector intervention was associated with a modest reduction in obesity prevalence among 7th graders in one community compared to controls, along with improvements in behavioral targets.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Beverages Body Mass Index Child Cross-Sectional Studies Diet, Healthy Drinking Water Exercise Female Follow-Up Studies Fruit Health Behavior Humans Life Style Male Massachusetts Pediatric Obesity Prevalence Self Report Sleep Socioeconomic Factors Students Treatment Outcome Vegetables

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• Keywords:
  Childhood Obesity Intervention Public Health
• Source:
  Obesity (Silver Spring). 25(7):1175-1182
• Pubmed ID:
  28653502
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5488705
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  14POST20140055/AHA_/American Heart Association-American Stroke AssociationUnited States/ ; U18 DP003370/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T32 CA009001/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K24 DK105989/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 DK007703/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 HL098048/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d6e222ac3f46c0317f87a54406ecba88b69ce19f20509f111845626b6028b992
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46496/cdc_46496_DS1.pdf
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