Culturally-grounded diabetes prevention program for obese Latino youth: Rationale, design, and methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) disproportionately impacts Latino youth yet few diabetes prevention programs address this important source of health disparities.

Objectives

To address this knowledge gap, we describe the rationale, design, and methodology underpinning a culturally-grounded T2D prevention program for obese Latino youth. The study aims to: 1) to test the efficacy of the intervention for reducing T2D risk, 2) explore potential mediators and moderators of changes in health behaviors and health outcomes and, 3) examine the incremental cost-effectiveness for reducing T2D risk. Latino adolescents (N=160, age 14-16) will be randomized to either a 3-month intensive lifestyle intervention or a control condition. The intervention consists of weekly health education del

SUBMITTER: Williams AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5351291 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature