Jeanne Barcelona, Erin Centeio, Sharon Phillips, Dara Gleeson, Kevin Mercier, John Foley, Kelly Simonton, Alex Garn
Comprehensive school health: teachers' perceptions and implementation of classroom physical activity breaks in US schools
Health promotion international
type 2 diabetes mellitus highly prevalent arab gulf countries despite limited culturallyadapted lifestyle intervention studies conducted region culturally adapted 12month cluster randomized trial 382 patients type 2 diabetes aged 2070 years recruited 6 public healthcare centers 3 interventions 3 controls al united arab emirates primary outcome study change hemoglobin a1c hba1c secondary outcomes body mass index bmi lowdensity lipoprotein ldl highdensity lipoprotein hdl triglycerides total cholesterol dietary intake physical activity levels diet physical activity intervention guided social cognitive theory delivered individually group format intervention group control group continued receiving usual diabetes management care data collected baseline 1 year participation mean baseline hba1c levels control intervention groups 745 011 781 011 respectively end 12month intervention significant difference changes mean hba1c intervention control groups hand bmi daily caloric intake significantly decreased intervention compared control group 118 kgm2 95 ci 178 060 246 kcal 95 ci 41952 7721 respectively controlling age gender education marital status duration since diabetes diagnosis diabetes treatment treatment clinic baseline values sitting time weekend significantly lower difference 5253 minutes 95 ci 9393 1114 communitybased lifestyle intervention patients baseline hba1c 8 result significant decrease hba1c reduced caloric intake body weight weekend inactivity controlling covariates trial registered february 11 2020 clinicaltrialsgov nct04264793