Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-3891
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-7305
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-4757
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-3690
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6186-2822
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3680-0619
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
College/Unit
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Department/Program/Center
Human Nutrition and Foods
Abstract
Objective: Obesity increases the risk of developing hypertension and from population-based samples with estimations that of 2-4% of the U.S. pediatric population has hypertension, which may affect quality of life. This study examined the effects of an obesity prevention program on blood pressure and quality of life in youth and adult participants.
Methods: A multi-state research team recruited treatment dyads (youth and their adult meal preparer) to participate in a 12-week randomized control trial and follow-up through 24 months. The treatment group received a cooking and physical activity intervention, followed by booster sessions and mailed newsletters over the remaining two-year period. The control group received no intervention. Resting blood pressure and health related quality of life (HRQOL) surveys were administered at 0,4,12 and 24 months.
Results: 228 dyads were recruited (n=77 control and n=151 for treatment). Youth and adult systolic blood pressure (SBP) increased over the 24 months (p=0.003 and p=0.03, respectively) with no differences between groups. From baseline to 24 months both control and treatment youths’ physical and psychological HRQOL increased (p=0.01 and p=0.002, respectively). At 0 and 4 months, youth and adult SBP was positively correlated (r=0.24, p=0.003 and r=0.33, pConclusion: A youth-adult dyad obesity prevention program consisting of culinary, mealtime and physical activity education, elicited improvements in HRQOL in youth participants.
Digital Commons Citation
Olfert, Melissa D.; Famodu, Oluremi A.; Flanagan, Sue M.; Smith, E; Leary, M. P.; Hagedorn, Rebecca L.; White, J. A.; Koenings, M. M.; Colby, Sarah E.; Kattelmann, Kendra; Franzen-Castle, Lisa; and White, Adrienne, "The Effect of iCook 4-H, a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program, on Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Youth and Adults: A Randomized Control Trial" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 740.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/740
Source Citation
Olfert MD, Famodu OA, Flanagan S, Smith E, Leary MP, et al. (2018) The effect of icook 4-H, a childhood obesity prevention program, on blood pressure and quality of life in youth and adults: A randomized control trial. J Child Obes Vol No 3 Iss No: 1:4.