One year sustainability of risk factor change from a 9-week workplace intervention

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aut.relation.startpage569104
aut.relation.volume2009
dc.contributor.authorRush, EC
dc.contributor.authorCumin, MB
dc.contributor.authorMigriauli, L
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, LR
dc.contributor.authorPlank, LD
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-12T03:23:13Z
dc.date.available2015-01-12T03:23:13Z
dc.date.copyright2009
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractWe examined the effect of a 9-week diet and physical activity intervention provided in the workplace by a group education session where personal dietary and physical activity goals were proposed. Measurements of anthropometry, fasting blood lipids, glucose and insulin, assays for antioxidant activity (AOA) and questionnaires were completed at 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 weeks in 50 healthy workers (50% male, mean age 46y). Followup measurements in 39 (56% male) were possible at 52 weeks. At week 3 a group dietary and physical activity "motivational seminar" was held. At week 6, half the group were supplied daily kiwifruit for 3 weeks with cross over at week 9 until week 12. Compared to baseline, lipid, glucose, insulin and AOA measurements were improved at 12 and 52 weeks. Body measurements did not change. Group diet and physical activity advice reinforced over 9 weeks is associated with a sustained improvement in cardiovascular risk factors at 52 weeks.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Environmental and Public Health, Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 569104, 7 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2009/569104
dc.identifier.issn1687-9813
dc.identifier.roid14776en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/8281
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherHindawi
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/569104
dc.rightsCopyright © 2009 Elaine C. Rush et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectAnalysis of variance
dc.subjectCardiovascular diseases
dc.subjectCross-over studies
dc.subjectDiet
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFollow-up studies
dc.subjectGoals
dc.subjectHealth education
dc.subjectHealth promotion
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLife style
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle aged
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subjectMotor Activity
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectProgram evaluation
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectWeight loss
dc.subjectWorkplace
dc.titleOne year sustainability of risk factor change from a 9-week workplace intervention
dc.typeJournal Article
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