Community-based weight loss programme targeting overweight Chinese adults with pre-diabetes: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the world's fastest growing health problems. Asians have a strong ethnic predisposition for T2DM, developing T2DM at a lower degree of obesity and at younger ages than other ethnic groups. T2DM has a gradual onset, with most individuals progressing through a pre-diabetic state, providing an opportunity to prevent T2DM and its complications. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based lifestyle intervention programme on weight loss and improvements in insulin sensitivity and cardiometabolic profiles in Chinese adults with pre-diabetes.

Methods and analysis

This study is a 12-month, assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial. Adults with pre-diabetes (aged 40-64 years, n=180) with pre-diabetes are

SUBMITTER: Ho M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245377 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature