A controlled weight loss intervention study among women of Somali background in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women of Somali background in Norway have a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, compared with women in the general Norwegian population. For lifestyle interventions to be applicable for immigrants to Norway, it is important to culturally tailor interventions in collaboration with relevant communities. The primary outcome was a difference in weight change between the intervention and control groups.

Methods

In this interventional study, Somali women living in one borough of Oslo Municipality in Norway with body mass index (BMI) ≥27.0 kg^.m^-2 received a co-created, culturally tailored 12-month weight loss intervention consisting of 24 interactive sessions during the first three months, and monthly sessions for the next n

SUBMITTER: Bohler L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11101690 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature