Gerardo Alfonso Anguiano-Vega, Linette Hazel Cazares-Ramirez, Jaime Rendon-Von Osten, Alma Patricia Santillan-Sidon, Celia Gloria Vazquez-Boucard
Risk of genotoxic damage in schoolchildren exposed to organochloride pesticides
Scientific reports
research shows elementary students gain weight summer unknown findings apply hispanic adolescents evaluated school summer standardized body mass index zbmi changes hispanic middle school students hispanic middle school students randomly assigned weight management program n 230 control condition n 195 paired sample ttests compared zbmi change scores school year versus summer enrolled weight management program eg control group used 2 2 repeated measures analysis variances determine program group differences zbmi scores across school versus summer periods separately normal overweightobese students control group students zbmi change scores decreased school year increased summer normal weight overweightobese students program effects zbmi indicated school year decreases summer increases normal overweightobese students however zbmi scores differ program status normal weight students overweightobese students program compared control group increased zbmi lesser extent summer students zbmi increased summer schoolbased weight management program protected overweightobese students potentially greater summer weight gain