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J Obes Eat Disord, 2017
ISSN: 2471-8203
August 23-24, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
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INTERNATIONAL OBESITY, BARIATRIC AND
METABOLIC SURGERY SUMMIT AND EXPO
Background:
Obesity in adolescence is a primary risk factor
for obesity in adulthood. The objective of this study was
the assessment of the effect of a comprehensive lifestyle
intervention on different anthropometric indices in 12 to 16
years old boy adolescents.
Methods:
96 adolescent boys of two schools of district
5 of Tehran have participated in this study. The schools
were randomly assigned as intervention school (n=53) and
control school (n=43). The height and weight of students
were measured with a calibrated tape line and digital scale
respectively and their BMI were calculated. The amounts of
body fat percent (BF) and body muscle (BM) percent were
determined by Bio Impedance Analyzer (BIA) considering
the age, gender and height of students at baseline and
after intervention. The intervention was implemented in
the intervention school, according to the Ottawa charter
principles.
Results:
12 weeks of intervention decreased body fat percent
in the intervention group in comparison with the control
group (decreased by 1.81 % in the intervention group and
increased by .39 % in the control group, P<0.01). But weight,
BMI and BM did not change significantly.
Conclusion:
The result of this study showed that the
implementation of comprehensive intervention in obese
adolescents may improve the body composition, although
these changes may not be reflected in BMI. It’s possible that
BMI is not a good indicator in assessment of the success of
obesity management intervention.
e:
sdoaei@sbmu.ac.irIndicators for success of obesity reduction programs in adolescents: Body composition and body mass
index: Evaluating a school-based health promotion project in Iran after 12 weeks of intervention
Saeid Doaei
Iran
J Obes Eat Disord, 3:2
DOI: 10.21767/2471-8203-C1-003