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Condicion fisica de escolares tras intervencion educativa para prevenir obesidad infantil en Morelos, Mexico (Physical fitness of school age children post-implementation of an educational intervention to prevent childhood obesity in Morelos, Mexico) [Spanish]
Gatica-Dominguez G, Moreno-Saracho JE, Cortes JD, Henao-Moran SA, Rivera JA
Salud Publica de Mexico 2019 Jan-Feb;61(1):78-85
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: No; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical fitness of children from eight elementary schools in Morelos, Mexico after the implementation of an intervention to prevent childhood obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 214 children were randomly selected (111 -- intervention community and 103 -- control community). Physical fitness was evaluated by the 6 minutes walking test and the 50 meters speed test, as well as the number of steps/day. RESULTS: The median of time in the speed test at the intervention site was 11.3 seconds and 13.8 seconds at the control site (p < 0.001). The median distance travelled in the walking test was 550 m in the intervention site and 420 m in the control site (p < 0.001). The children of the intervention community took a median of 15,161 steps/day and those of the control community took 13,749 steps/day (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Children from the intervention community have significantly better physical fitness.

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