Feasibility and impact of Creciendo Sanos, a clinic-based pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschool children in Mexico City
- Martínez-Andrade, Gloria Oliva
- Cespedes, Elizabeth M
- Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L
- Romero-Quechol, Guillermina
- González-Unzaga, Marco Aurelio
- Benítez-Trejo, María Amalia
- Flores-Huerta, Samuel
- Horan, Chrissy
- Haines, Jess
- Taveras, Elsie M
- Pérez-Cuevas, Ricardo
- Gillman, Matthew W
DOIAbstract
Background: Mexico has the highest adult overweight and obesity prevalence in the Americas; 23.8% of children <5 years old are at risk for overweight and 9.7% are already overweight or obese. Creciendo Sanos was a pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschoolers in Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) clinics. Methods: We randomized 4 IMSS primary care clinics to either 6 weekly educational sessions promoting healthful nutrition and physical activity or usual care. We recruited 306 parent-child pairs: 168 intervention, 138 usual care. Children were 2-5 years old with WHO body mass index (BMI) z-score 0-3. We measured children’s height and weight and parents reported children’s diet and physical activity at baseline and 3 and ...
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