Alka M. Kanaya|Jasmine Santoyo?Olsson|Steven E. Gregorich|Melanie Grossman|T. Moore|Anita L. Stewart
The <i>Live Well, Be Well</i> Study: A Community-Based, Translational Lifestyle Program to Lower Diabetes Risk Factors in Ethnic Minority and Lower–Socioeconomic Status Adults
California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco|California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco|California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco|California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco|California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco|California Department of Parks and Recreation|University of California, San Francisco
evaluated communitybased translational lifestyle program reduce diabetes risk lowersocioeconomic status ses ethnic minority adultsthrough academicpublic health department partnership communitydwelling adults risk diabetes randomly assigned individualized lifestyle counseling delivered primarily via telephone health department counselors waitlist control group primary outcomes 6 12 months fasting glucose level triglycerides high lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol weight waist circumference systolic blood pressure secondary outcomes included diet physical activity healthrelated quality lifeof 230 participants study retention 92 6month group differences weight triglycerides significant intervention group lost 2 pounds control group p03 decreased triglyceride levels difference change 23 mgdl p02 6 months intervention group consumed 77 fewer grams per day fat p05 fruits vegetables p02 control participantsdespite challenges designing effective translational interventions lowerses minority communities program modestly improved diabetes risk factors thus individualized telephonebased models may promising alternative groupbased interventions