Marina Reznik, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Mimi Kim, Philip O Ozuah
A classroom-based physical activity intervention for urban kindergarten and first-grade students: a feasibility study
Childhood obesity (Print)
set series schoolbased interventions basis ecological model targeting sugarsweetened beverage ssb reduction chinese elementary middle schools evaluated effects total 1046 students chinese elementary middle schools randomly recruited intervention group 1156 counterparts control group interventions conducted intervention schools one year participants orally instructed answer questionnaires baseline intervention difference difference statistical approach used identify effects exclusively attributable interventions differences grade composition difference sex distribution intervention control groups adjusting age sex group differences baseline significant reduction ssb intake found intervention group post intervention decrease 350 mlday p 0034 additionally frequency ssb consumption decreased 02 timesday p 0071 students elementary schools interventions significantly reduced ssb intake 616 mlday p 0002 frequency ssb consumption 03 timesday p 0017 intervention boys intervention group intervention effect 502 mlday reduction ssb intake p 0036 schoolbased interventions effective reducing ssb consumption especially among younger ones boys responsive interventions girls chictr chictr1900020781