biostudies-literatureCosta-Urrutia PSonora Education and Culture Secretary.401https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6827243biostudies-literatureUnknown19(1)<h4>Background</h4>Mexico occupies one of the first places worldwide in childhood obesity. Its Mestizo and Indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases. We assessed the effects of a multi-component school-based intervention program on obesity, cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>A physical activity, health education and parent involvement (PAHEPI) program was developed and applied in six urban (Mestizo ethnic group) and indigenous (Seri and Yaqui ethnic groups) primary schools for 12 weeks. A total of 320 children aged 4-12 years participated in intervention program; 203 under Treatment 1 (PAHEPI program) and 117, only from Mestizo groups, under Treatment 2 (PAHEPI+ school meals). For Body MasBMC pediatricsEffect of multi-component school-based program on body mass index, cardiovascular and diabetes risks in a multi-ethnic study.PMC6827243433.2016Costa-Urrutia PEsparza-Romero JAbud CRodriguez-Arellano MELopez-Morales CMAlvarez-Farina RColistro VFranco-Trecu VGranados JValle Leal JfalseEffect of multi-component school-based program on body mass index, cardiovascular and diabetes risks in a multi-ethnic study.<h4>Background</h4>Mexico occupies one of the first places worldwide in childhood obesity. Its Mestizo and Indigenous communities present different levels of westernization which have triggered different epidemiological diseases. We assessed the effects of a multi-component school-based intervention program on obesity, cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>A physical activity, health education and parent involvement (PAHEPI) program was developed and applied in six urban (Mestizo ethnic group) and indigenous (Seri and Yaqui ethnic groups) primary schools for 12 weeks. A total of 320 children aged 4-12 years participated in intervention program; 203 under Treatment 1 (PAHEPI program) and 117, only from Mestizo groups, under Treatment 2 (PAHEPI+ school meals). For Body Mas2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2025-05-18T12:56:02.873Z2025-05-18T12:56:02.873ZS-EPMC68272433167950710.1186/s12887-019-1787-x