The Evaluation of Obese Control Program in Elementary School

Hong, Yong Hee; Park, Jin Kyoung; Lee, Dong Hwan

Abstract

BACKGROUND
This study has intended to analysis of body physics, blood pressure and blood test which is of obese children attended to "obese control program" in elementary school and to compare results of before and after the program. Moreover, we intended to help making optimal obese control program in school.
METHODS
In 2007, during 3 months, "obese control program" were performed in each branch of National Health Insurance Corporation. At first, all children who attended this program were measured body physics, blood pressure and blood test. The program consists of nutrition education, exercise education and lecture about obesity. After the program, same test were measured.
RESULTS
There were differences statistically on the results of degree of obesity (P value < 0.01), BMI (P value = 0.009) and ALT (P value=0.001) between before and after the program. But there were no difference statistically on the results of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, AST, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol between before and after the program.
CONCLUSION
Though short time program, there were differences on the results of degree of obesity and BMI. So we can recognize necessity about school-based obesity control program. But, if we want improvement of blood test, maybe we should perform long term school-based obesity control program, it must be very effective for obesity prevention and treatment.