Elizabeth C Rhodes1, Eeshwar K Chandrasekar2, Shivani A Patel3, K M Venkat Narayan4, Thomas V Joshua5, Lovoria B Williams6, Lucy Marion7, Mohammed K Ali8. 1. Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: elizabeth.christie.rhodes@emory.edu. 2. Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: eeshwar.chandrasekar@emory.edu. 3. Hubert Department of Global Health and Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: s.a.patel@emory.edu. 4. Hubert Department of Global Health and Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: knaraya@emory.edu. 5. College of Nursing, Augusta University, 987 St. Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, United States. Electronic address: tjoshua@augusta.edu. 6. College of Nursing, Augusta University, 987 St. Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, United States. Electronic address: lwilliams@augusta.edu. 7. College of Nursing, Augusta University, 987 St. Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, United States. Electronic address: lumarion@augusta.edu. 8. Hubert Department of Global Health and Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: mkali@emory.edu.
Abstract
AIMS: We assessed costs and cost-effectiveness of implementing Fit Body and Soul (FBAS), a church-based 18-session lifestyle education intervention for African Americans. METHODS: We calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) using data from a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing FBAS with health education (HE) among 604 overweight participants in 20 churches. The ICER was the adjusted difference in costs to deliver FBAS versus HE over the difference in weight change (kilograms [kg]) at one-year follow-up. Costs included those incurred for participant identification and program implementation. We fitted linear mixed-effects regression models, accounting for clustering of participants within churches and for age, sex, and educational attainment. We repeated these analyses for secondary outcomes (waist circumference [cm], physical activity [MET], glucose, blood pressure, and quality of life). RESULTS: Per-person intervention cost of FBAS was $50.39 more than HE ($442.22 vs. $391.83 per-person), and adjusted differences in weight change (1.9 kg [95% CI: 1.0 to 2.8]) and waist circumference (2.4 cm [95% CI: 1.3 to 3.4]) were both significant. FBAS did not result in statistically significant differences in physical activity, glucose, blood pressures, or quality of life. We estimated that compared to HE, FBAS costs an additional $26.52 per kg weight lost and $21.00 per cm reduction in waist circumference. CONCLUSIONS: For a modest increase in cost, FBAS led to greater weight and waist reductions among African Americans in a church setting. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01730196.
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AIMS: We assessed costs and cost-effectiveness of implementing Fit Body and Soul (FBAS), a church-based 18-session lifestyle education intervention for African Americans. METHODS: We calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) using data from a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing FBAS with health education (HE) among 604 overweight participants in 20 churches. The ICER was the adjusted difference in costs to deliver FBAS versus HE over the difference in weight change (kilograms [kg]) at one-year follow-up. Costs included those incurred for participant identification and program implementation. We fitted linear mixed-effects regression models, accounting for clustering of participants within churches and for age, sex, and educational attainment. We repeated these analyses for secondary outcomes (waist circumference [cm], physical activity [MET], glucose, blood pressure, and quality of life). RESULTS: Per-person intervention cost of FBAS was $50.39 more than HE ($442.22 vs. $391.83 per-person), and adjusted differences in weight change (1.9 kg [95% CI: 1.0 to 2.8]) and waist circumference (2.4 cm [95% CI: 1.3 to 3.4]) were both significant. FBAS did not result in statistically significant differences in physical activity, glucose, blood pressures, or quality of life. We estimated that compared to HE, FBAS costs an additional $26.52 per kg weight lost and $21.00 per cm reduction in waist circumference. CONCLUSIONS: For a modest increase in cost, FBAS led to greater weight and waist reductions among African Americans in a church setting. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01730196.
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