Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions among Chinese-origin populations living in high income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This review examines the effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk among Chinese immigrants and their descendants living in high income countries. The objective of this review is to provide information to help build future interventions aimed at improving diet and increasing physical activity levels among Chinese immigrants.

Methods

Outcomes included BMI, weight, waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), cholesterol (LDL, HDL), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and HOMA-IR. Six databases were systematically searched from database inception to date of search (February 2020). Meta-analyses used random effect models to estimate pooled effects of

SUBMITTER: Beasley JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature