Attendance-Based Adherence and Outcomes of Obesity Management Program in Arab Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Pediatric obesity has become a global pandemic in the last century, contributing to short and long-term medical conditions that heighten the risk of morbidity and mortality in children. The 12-month school-based obesity management educational program aims to assess the effect of adherence to the lifestyle educational program and target outcomes, obesity, and hypertension. A total of 363 (nonadherent, N = 179; adherent, N = 184) Saudi school adolescents aged 12-18 were recruited from 60 schools in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Anthropometrics, lipid profile, and blood glucose were measured at baseline and post-intervention. The level of adherence was based on the number of attended educational sessions, and participants were grouped accordingly into two groups: adherent group (at

SUBMITTER: Al-Daghri NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529466 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature