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The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program.

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Dolinsky, DH; Armstrong, SC; Walter, EB; Kemper, AR
Published in: Clin Pediatr (Phila)
April 2012

The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Duke University Healthy Lifestyles Program (HLP), a primary care-based childhood obesity treatment program. The study population included obese 2- through 19-year-old patients who entered the HLP between October 2006 through December 2008 and who had a visit to the HLP between the sixth and eighth month after entry. Most of the 282 patients were female (57%) and non-Hispanic/non-White (61%). The median age was 11 years. At baseline, the mean body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS) was 2.51, and patients achieved a mean reduction in BMI SDS of 0.10 (standard deviation = 0.20). For patients with baseline and follow-up measures of comorbidities, there were improvements in blood pressure, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and insulin resistance (P < .05). The patients in our obesity program demonstrated a small reduction in the severity of obesity. Improvements occurred in some obesity-associated comorbidities.

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Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

51

Issue

4

Start / End Page

345 / 353

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Primary Health Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Lipids
 

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Dolinsky, D. H., Armstrong, S. C., Walter, E. B., & Kemper, A. R. (2012). The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 51(4), 345–353. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922811425232
Dolinsky, Diana H., Sarah C. Armstrong, Emmanuel B. Walter, and Alex R. Kemper. “The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program.Clin Pediatr (Phila) 51, no. 4 (April 2012): 345–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922811425232.
Dolinsky DH, Armstrong SC, Walter EB, Kemper AR. The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Apr;51(4):345–53.
Dolinsky, Diana H., et al. “The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program.Clin Pediatr (Phila), vol. 51, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 345–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0009922811425232.
Dolinsky DH, Armstrong SC, Walter EB, Kemper AR. The effectiveness of a primary care-based pediatric obesity program. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Apr;51(4):345–353.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

DOI

EISSN

1938-2707

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

51

Issue

4

Start / End Page

345 / 353

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Weight Reduction Programs
  • Weight Loss
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Primary Health Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Obesity
  • Male
  • Lipids