TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of an obesity intervention program on cognitive function in children
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Huang, Tao
AU - Larsen, Kristian Traberg
AU - Jepsen, Jens Richardt Møllegaard
AU - Møller, Niels Christian
AU - Thorsen, Anne Kaer
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Andersen, Lars Bo
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Adiposity may be associated with poorer cognitive function in children. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of an obesity intervention on cognitive function in children.METHODS: One hundred and fifteen children were randomly allocated to either the Day Camp Intervention Arm (DCIA) or the Standard Intervention Arm (SIA). Children in the DCIA participated in a 6-week day camp intervention and a subsequent 46-week family-based intervention. The camp intervention mainly consisted of physical exercise and health classes. The SIA was offered one weekly physical exercise session for 6 weeks and one educational meeting. Anthropometrics and cognitive function were measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 52 weeks.RESULTS: At 6 weeks, the improvement in visuospatial construction skills was larger in the DCIA than the SIA (standardized mean difference, 0.47, 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.86, P = 0.02). At 52 weeks, the improvements in emotional control (standardized mean difference, -0.42, 95% CI, -0.68 to -0.16, P = 0.002) and monitoring (standardized mean difference, -0.32, 95% CI, -0.63 to -0.02, P = 0.04) were larger in the DCIA than the SIA. No group differences were observed in changes in other cognitive outcomes.CONCLUSIONS: The obesity intervention may benefit emotional control, monitoring, and visuospatial construction skills in children.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Adiposity may be associated with poorer cognitive function in children. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of an obesity intervention on cognitive function in children.METHODS: One hundred and fifteen children were randomly allocated to either the Day Camp Intervention Arm (DCIA) or the Standard Intervention Arm (SIA). Children in the DCIA participated in a 6-week day camp intervention and a subsequent 46-week family-based intervention. The camp intervention mainly consisted of physical exercise and health classes. The SIA was offered one weekly physical exercise session for 6 weeks and one educational meeting. Anthropometrics and cognitive function were measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 52 weeks.RESULTS: At 6 weeks, the improvement in visuospatial construction skills was larger in the DCIA than the SIA (standardized mean difference, 0.47, 95% CI, 0.08 to 0.86, P = 0.02). At 52 weeks, the improvements in emotional control (standardized mean difference, -0.42, 95% CI, -0.68 to -0.16, P = 0.002) and monitoring (standardized mean difference, -0.32, 95% CI, -0.63 to -0.02, P = 0.04) were larger in the DCIA than the SIA. No group differences were observed in changes in other cognitive outcomes.CONCLUSIONS: The obesity intervention may benefit emotional control, monitoring, and visuospatial construction skills in children.
KW - Adiposity/physiology
KW - Behavior Therapy/methods
KW - Child
KW - Cognition/physiology
KW - Exercise Therapy/methods
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Pediatric Obesity/prevention & control
U2 - 10.1002/oby.21209
DO - 10.1002/oby.21209
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26337394
SN - 1930-7381
VL - 23
SP - 2101
EP - 2108
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
IS - 10
ER -