Kristine A. Madsen|Hannah Thompson|Lidya Wlasiuk|Emily Queliza|Stéphane Colin|Thomas B. Newman
After-school program to reduce obesity in minority children: a pilot study
study explored communitybased afterschool programs effect obesity minority children study participants included 178 third fifth graders 47 latino 25 asian 18 africanamerican enrolled america scores bay area outcomes attendance change fitness 20meter shuttle test body mass index bmi zscore eight months baseline 52 percent children overweight obese children attended scores 4 daysweek fitness significantly improved p 001 bmi zscore decreased 004 p 010 overall 005 p 008 among obese children increased among africanamerican children results suggest scores increases fitness may improve bmi minority children effect modification race may relate differential growth patterns engagement scores findings suggest communitybased programs could effectively address obesity randomized trial scores program warranted rigorously examine type afterschool programs impact child health