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Impact of community lifestyle intervention on anthropometric parameters and body composition among overweight and obese women: findings from the MyBFF@home study

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dc.contributor.authorNor Azian Mohd Zaki
dc.contributor.authorGeeta Appannah
dc.contributor.authorNoor Safiza Mohamad Nor
dc.contributor.authorAzahadi Omar
dc.contributor.authorMansor Fazliana
dc.contributor.authorRashidah Ambak
dc.contributor.authorSiti Shafiatun Mohsin
dc.contributor.authorTahir Aris
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-02T07:40:47Z
dc.date.available2024-08-02T07:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Malaysian women remained high over the past three decades. Collaboration with existing community at-risk may be feasible for wide-scale prevention of overweight and obesity in the country. The aims of this study were to examine the impact of community-based lifestyle intervention among overweight and obese women on their anthropometric and body composition changes as compared to the usual care group. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in low-cost flats in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 255 overweight and obesity individuals aged between 18 to 59 years old were assigned to either the lifestyle intervention group (n = 169) or the usual care group (n = 146) over a period of 6 months. Individuals in the intervention group received 6 individual lifestyle counselling comprised of physical activity, diet counselling and self-monitoring components aimed to achieve at least 5% weight loss while individuals in the usual care group obtained six sessions of health care seminars from health care providers. These individuals were then followed-up for another 6 months without any intervention as part of maintenance period. Results: An intention-to-treat analysis of between-groups at 6-month of intervention (β, 95% CI) revealed greater changes in weight among intervention individuals’ (− 1.09 kg vs. -0.99; p < 0.018) as compared to the control group. These changes were not sustained during the maintenance phase (between 6 and 12 months). Overall significant improvement at 12th month was found for visceral fat (− 0.78 vs. -0.64; p-value = 0.017), although no significant changes between groups were detected either during intervention or maintenance phase (p > 0.05). Individuals in the intervention group showed a significant increase for skeletal muscle mass (0.13 kg) than those individuals in the control group (− 0.37 kg), p = 0.033, throughout the study period. Conclusion: This study provides evidence that an overweight and obesity prevention program can be implemented in a community setting, with some reduction of several anthropometric and body composition parameters.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0595-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-018-0595-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/827
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMC
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Women's Health
dc.relation.issn1472-6874
dc.relation.journalBMC Women's Health
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectLow-income women
dc.subjectCommunity setting
dc.subjectLifestyle intervention
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.subjectMyBFF@home study
dc.titleImpact of community lifestyle intervention on anthropometric parameters and body composition among overweight and obese women: findings from the MyBFF@home study
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issueS1
oaire.citation.volume18
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