Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers

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Autor(a) principal: Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: da Silva, Janaína Paula Costa, Machado, Thais Costa, Bertoli, Ciro João, Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP], Leone, Claudio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.69503
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/232209
Resumo: Introduction: childhood obesity is a major public health problem, affecting children even at early ages. Objective: to assess the impact of dietary intervention and relatively simple physical activity on the nutritional state of preschoolers. Method: this was an intervention study in public daycare centers targeting children from 2 to 4 years of age, in the State of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 9 daycare centers covering 578 children, with 264 children in the intervention group (IG) and 314 in the comparison group (CG). Intervention was focused on modifications in diet and physical activity, avoiding overloading the routine of daycare centers, for duration of one year. A zBMI score > 1 (zBMI) and < 2 was considered risk of being overweight, and > 2 zBMI was considered excess weight (overweight and obese). Analysis was done by frequency calculations, comparisons of proportions by Χ2, mean comparisons by t-student and calculations according to Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: IG showed an inverse correlation between the initial zBMI of the children and the difference with the zBMI at the end of the intervention (rP = -0.39, p <0.0001). The mean difference of zBMI of the overweight children in IG between the beginning and the end of the study period was negative (-0.46 z score), indicating weight reduction, while the children in the CG was positive (+0. 17 z score) (p = 0.0037). Conclusion: intervention in diet and physical activity in overweight preschool children in daycare centers could have a favorable impact on the evolution of their nutritional state.
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spelling Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centersChildInterventionObesityOverweightPreschoolIntroduction: childhood obesity is a major public health problem, affecting children even at early ages. Objective: to assess the impact of dietary intervention and relatively simple physical activity on the nutritional state of preschoolers. Method: this was an intervention study in public daycare centers targeting children from 2 to 4 years of age, in the State of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 9 daycare centers covering 578 children, with 264 children in the intervention group (IG) and 314 in the comparison group (CG). Intervention was focused on modifications in diet and physical activity, avoiding overloading the routine of daycare centers, for duration of one year. A zBMI score > 1 (zBMI) and < 2 was considered risk of being overweight, and > 2 zBMI was considered excess weight (overweight and obese). Analysis was done by frequency calculations, comparisons of proportions by Χ2, mean comparisons by t-student and calculations according to Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: IG showed an inverse correlation between the initial zBMI of the children and the difference with the zBMI at the end of the intervention (rP = -0.39, p <0.0001). The mean difference of zBMI of the overweight children in IG between the beginning and the end of the study period was negative (-0.46 z score), indicating weight reduction, while the children in the CG was positive (+0. 17 z score) (p = 0.0037). Conclusion: intervention in diet and physical activity in overweight preschool children in daycare centers could have a favorable impact on the evolution of their nutritional state.Department of Mother and Child Health of the Public Health University of São PauloDepartment of Medicine University of TaubatéDepartment of Speak and Hearing Pathology Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences Paulista State University-FFC/UNESPDepartment of Speak and Hearing Pathology Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences Paulista State University-FFC/UNESPUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)University of TaubatéUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Nascimento, Viviane Gabrielada Silva, Janaína Paula CostaMachado, Thais CostaBertoli, Ciro JoãoValenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]Leone, Claudio2022-04-29T09:23:50Z2022-04-29T09:23:50Z2013-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article290-295http://dx.doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.69503Journal of Human Growth and Development, v. 23, n. 3, p. 290-295, 2013.2175-35980104-1282http://hdl.handle.net/11449/23220910.7322/jhgd.695032-s2.0-84892451354Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Human Growth and Developmentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-08-09T17:40:17Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/232209Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-09T17:40:17Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
title Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
spellingShingle Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela
Child
Intervention
Obesity
Overweight
Preschool
title_short Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
title_full Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
title_fullStr Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
title_full_unstemmed Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
title_sort Preschool children and excess weight: The impact of a low complexity intervention in public day care centers
author Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela
author_facet Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela
da Silva, Janaína Paula Costa
Machado, Thais Costa
Bertoli, Ciro João
Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]
Leone, Claudio
author_role author
author2 da Silva, Janaína Paula Costa
Machado, Thais Costa
Bertoli, Ciro João
Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]
Leone, Claudio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
University of Taubaté
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela
da Silva, Janaína Paula Costa
Machado, Thais Costa
Bertoli, Ciro João
Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]
Leone, Claudio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Child
Intervention
Obesity
Overweight
Preschool
topic Child
Intervention
Obesity
Overweight
Preschool
description Introduction: childhood obesity is a major public health problem, affecting children even at early ages. Objective: to assess the impact of dietary intervention and relatively simple physical activity on the nutritional state of preschoolers. Method: this was an intervention study in public daycare centers targeting children from 2 to 4 years of age, in the State of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 9 daycare centers covering 578 children, with 264 children in the intervention group (IG) and 314 in the comparison group (CG). Intervention was focused on modifications in diet and physical activity, avoiding overloading the routine of daycare centers, for duration of one year. A zBMI score > 1 (zBMI) and < 2 was considered risk of being overweight, and > 2 zBMI was considered excess weight (overweight and obese). Analysis was done by frequency calculations, comparisons of proportions by Χ2, mean comparisons by t-student and calculations according to Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: IG showed an inverse correlation between the initial zBMI of the children and the difference with the zBMI at the end of the intervention (rP = -0.39, p <0.0001). The mean difference of zBMI of the overweight children in IG between the beginning and the end of the study period was negative (-0.46 z score), indicating weight reduction, while the children in the CG was positive (+0. 17 z score) (p = 0.0037). Conclusion: intervention in diet and physical activity in overweight preschool children in daycare centers could have a favorable impact on the evolution of their nutritional state.
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