Key result
The Ke 'Ano Ola 12-week healthy lifestyle program significantly reduced weight (mean change -7.4 lbs, P<.001), systolic blood pressure (-3.8 mm Hg, P=.027), and total cholesterol (-9.7 mg/dL, P<.001).
Why the study?
Does a 12-week community-based healthy lifestyle program improve weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol in a predominantly Native Hawaiian community?
Does a 12-week community-based healthy lifestyle program improve weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol in a predominantly Native Hawaiian community?
A 12-week community-based lifestyle modification program in a Native Hawaiian community significantly improved weight, blood pressure, and total cholesterol with high participant retention.
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May support culturally tailored programs in Native Hawaiian communities; leaves open causal confirmation in randomized trials.
We evaluated a community-based 12-week healthy lifestyle program in Moloka'i, HI, called Ke 'Ano Ola, which was developed to decrease chronic disease risk through health education emphasizing weight loss, exercise, and risk factor reduction. Program leaders' strong commitment and positive role modeling, along with social and group support and community involvement, were key elements. A pre-post evaluation of weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and blood sugar showed significant improvements for weight (mean change [Delta] = -7.4 lbs; P < .001), systolic blood pressure (Delta = -3.8 mm Hg; P = .027), diastolic blood pressure (Delta = -4.6 mm Hg; P < .001), and total cholesterol (Delta = -9.7 mg/dL; P < .001). Attrition was low, with 89% of participants attending all 12 sessions. Our findings show that lifestyle improvements in a predominantly Native Hawaiian community are achievable in a support group setting.
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Gellert et al. (2010) studied Chronic disease risk. Ke 'Ano Ola healthy lifestyle program vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and blood sugar (MD -7.4 lbs (for weight), p=<.001). The Ke 'Ano Ola 12-week healthy lifestyle program significantly reduced weight (mean change -7.4 lbs, P<.001), systolic blood pressure (-3.8 mm Hg, P=.027), and total cholesterol (-9.7 mg/dL, P<.001).
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