Outcomes of a culturally informed weight-loss competition for New Zealand Indigenous and Pacific peoples: a quasi-experimental trial

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume7
dc.contributor.authorGlover M
dc.contributor.authorKira A
dc.contributor.authorMcRobbie H
dc.contributor.authorKruger R
dc.contributor.authorFunaki-Tahifote M
dc.contributor.authorStephen J
dc.contributor.authorBreier BH
dc.contributor.authorKira G
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T03:09:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:36Z
dc.date.available2021-09-10
dc.date.available2023-08-21T03:09:38Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.date.updated2023-08-20T22:58:37Z
dc.description© The Author(s). 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Reducing obesity prevalence among marginalised subgroups with disproportionately high obesity rates is challenging. Given the promise of incentives and group-based programmes we trialled a culturally tailored, team-based weight-loss competition with New Zealand Māori (Indigenous) and Pacific Island people. Methods A quasi-experimental 12-months trial was designed. The intervention consisted of three six-months competitions, each with seven teams of seven members. Eligible participants were aged 16 years and older, with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and being at risk of or already diagnosed with type-2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Results Recruitment of a control group (n = 29) versus the intervention (n = 132) was poor and retention rates were low (52 and 27% of intervention participants were followed-up at six and 12 months, respectively). Thus, analysis of the primary outcome of individual percentage weight loss was restricted to the 6-months follow-up data. Although not significant, the intervention group appeared to lose more weight than the control group, in both the intention to treat and complete-case analyses. Conclusions The intervention promoted some behaviour change in eating behaviours, and a resulting trend toward a reduction in waist circumference. Trial registration ACTRN12617000871347 Registered 15/6/2017 Retrospectively registered.
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dc.identifier10.1186/s40795-021-00457-9
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34503549
dc.identifier.citationGlover M, Kira A, McRobbie H, Kruger R, Funaki-Tahifote M, Stephen J, Breier BH, Kira G. (2021). Outcomes of a culturally informed weight-loss competition for New Zealand Indigenous and Pacific peoples: a quasi-experimental trial.. BMC Nutr. 7. 1. (pp. 52-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40795-021-00457-9
dc.identifier.eissn2055-0928
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2055-0928
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19989
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd part of Springer Nature.
dc.relation.isPartOfBMC Nutr
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectCulturally-based interventions
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectObesity prevention
dc.subjectWeight-loss competition
dc.titleOutcomes of a culturally informed weight-loss competition for New Zealand Indigenous and Pacific peoples: a quasi-experimental trial
dc.typeJournal article
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