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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes in a sixth- grade multiracial cohort: the HEALTHY study.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:HEALTHY is a 3-year middle school intervention program designed to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes risk factors at baseline in a cohort of 6,358 sixth-grade students is reported. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Forty-two schools at seven U.S. sites were randomly assigned to intervention or control. Students participated in baseline data collection during fall of 2006. RESULTS:Overall, 49.3% of children had BMI >or=85th percentile, 16.0% had fasting blood glucose >or=100 mg/dl (<1% had fasting blood glucose >or=126 mg/dl), and 6.8% had fasting insulin >or=30 microU/ml. Hispanic youth were more likely to have BMI, glucose, and insulin levels above these thresholds than blacks and whites. CONCLUSIONS:Sixth-grade students in schools with large minority populations have high levels of risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The HEALTHY intervention was designed to modify these risk factors to reduce diabetes incidence.

SUBMITTER: HEALTHY Study Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2671115 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes in a sixth- grade multiracial cohort: the HEALTHY study.

Kaufman Francine R FR   Hirst Kathryn K   Linder Barbara B   Baranowski Tom T   Cooper Dan M DM   Foster Gary D GD   Goldberg Linn L   Harrell Joanne S JS   Marcus Marsha D MD   Treviño Roberto P RP  

Diabetes care 20090205 5


<h4>Objective</h4>HEALTHY is a 3-year middle school intervention program designed to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes risk factors at baseline in a cohort of 6,358 sixth-grade students is reported.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Forty-two schools at seven U.S. sites were randomly assigned to intervention or control. Students participated in baseline data collection during fall of 2006.<h4>Results</h4>Overall, 49.3% of children had BMI >or=85th percentile, 1  ...[more]

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