Ilonka Rohm1, Michelle Schaarschmidt2, Hans R Figulla3, Michael Lichtenauer4, Björn Goebel5, Marcus Franz6, Christian Jung7. 1. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. ilonka.rohm@med.uni-jena.de. 2. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. mic.schaarschmidt@web.de. 3. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. hans.figulla@med.uni-jena.de. 4. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. michael.lichtenauer@med.uni-jena.de. 5. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. bjoern.goebel@med.uni-jena.de. 6. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. marcus.franz@med.uni-jena.de. 7. Friedrich-Schiller-University. Clinic of Internal Medicine I. Jena. Germany.. christian.jung@med.uni-jena.de.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Obesity during adolescence is an increasing health problem in industrial countries. The co-morbidities associated with obesity include important metabolic diseases. METHODS: To analyze the effect of a weight-loss program, we recruited 12 obese, male adolescents before entering this program. We determined body weight measures at baseline, 6-week and 36-month follow-up. Also, the long-term changes of blood pressure, HbA1c, and CRP were evaluated. Twenty healthy age-matched adolescents served as controls. RESULTS: Within the intervention group ((body mass index [BMI, kg/m2] > 95th percentile for age and sex, age 13-17 years) the BMI and BMI-standard deviation score [SDS] were significantly reduced in the 6-week follow-up after completing the weight loss program. However, the significant weight-reduction effect was not persistent until the 36-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: The 6-week weight-loss program had beneficial short-term effects on body weight, BMI, and BMI-SDS in obese adolescents, but these effects could not be maintained until the 36-month follow-up. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVES:Obesity during adolescence is an increasing health problem in industrial countries. The co-morbidities associated with obesity include important metabolic diseases. METHODS: To analyze the effect of a weight-loss program, we recruited 12 obese, male adolescents before entering this program. We determined body weight measures at baseline, 6-week and 36-month follow-up. Also, the long-term changes of blood pressure, HbA1c, and CRP were evaluated. Twenty healthy age-matched adolescents served as controls. RESULTS: Within the intervention group ((body mass index [BMI, kg/m2] > 95th percentile for age and sex, age 13-17 years) the BMI and BMI-standard deviation score [SDS] were significantly reduced in the 6-week follow-up after completing the weight loss program. However, the significant weight-reduction effect was not persistent until the 36-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: The 6-week weight-loss program had beneficial short-term effects on body weight, BMI, and BMI-SDS in obese adolescents, but these effects could not be maintained until the 36-month follow-up. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
Authors: Marino A Bruce; Bettina M Beech; Keith C Norris; Derek M Griffith; Mario Sims; Roland J Thorpe Journal: Am J Hypertens Date: 2017-09-01 Impact factor: 2.689