Effects of Telephone Aftercare Intervention for Obese Hispanic Children on Body Fat Percentage, Physical Fitness, and Blood Lipid Profiles

Carlos Garza, David A. Martinez, Jihyung Yoon, Brett S. Nickerson and Kyung-Shin Park
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Carlos Garza: College of Art and Science, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX 78041, USA
David A. Martinez: Rosenberg School of Optometry, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
Jihyung Yoon: College of Dentistry, New York University, NewYork, NY 10010, USA
Brett S. Nickerson: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX 78041, USA
Kyung-Shin Park: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, TX 78041, USA

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 24, 1-10

Abstract: We investigated effects of 10-month telephone aftercare intervention following primary obesity intervention on changes in body fat percentage, physical fitness, and lipid profiles in obese Hispanic children. Seventy-one obese children were randomly assigned to (1) primary intervention and 10-month telephone aftercare intervention (PITI; N = 26), (2) primary intervention only (PI; n = 25), and (3) control (CON; N = 20). Anthropometric data, physical fitness, and blood samples were obtained before (PRE) and after (POST) eight-week primary intervention, and 10-month telephone aftercare intervention (1YEAR). Eight weeks of primary intervention significantly reduced body fat percentage, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) with increases in VO 2max , flexibility, muscular strength, and HDL-C (PITI and PI, p < 0.05). 1YEAR measurements returned to baseline for the PI whereas those measurements in PITI remained significantly different when compared to PRE ( p < 0.05). CON observed negative changes in all variables at POST, which were improved slightly during the subsequent school year. Levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-C are correlated to changes in body fat percentage, suggesting that fat loss is effective in preventing and managing obesity-related disorders. Results indicate that telephone intervention is an effective aftercare in stabilizing positive changes obtained from a short-term intensive intervention.

Keywords: aftercare intervention; childhood obesity; body composition; physical fitness; blood lipid profiles; telephone intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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