Impact of Family Focused Diabetes Intervention on Metabolic Risk Factors in 9 to 12 Year Old Youth
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hingle, Melanie D. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Ussery, Christopher Lee | |
| dc.creator | Ussery, Christopher Lee | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-16T18:21:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-16T18:21:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613416 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the United States, approximately 1 in 3 children are overweight, and 1 in 5 obese, conditions associated with increased risk of metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes. Treatment of type 2 diabetes is costly and not always effective, thus, prevention offers the best course of "treatment." However, few diabetes prevention programs are accessible to at-risk children, or involve their caregivers. The E.P.I.C. Kids study is a family-focused community-based diabetes prevention program developed in partnership with the YMCA of Southern Arizona, targeting 9-12-yr-olds at risk of diabetes, and led by YMCA lifestyle coaches. In this 12-week pilot study, we assessed the metabolic risk of participants and investigated changes in metabolic biomarkers following the intervention. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en |
| dc.subject | Metabolic | en |
| dc.subject | Prevalence | en |
| dc.subject | Prevention | en |
| dc.subject | Syndrome | en |
| dc.subject | Youth | en |
| dc.subject | Nutritional Sciences | en |
| dc.subject | Diabetes | en |
| dc.title | Impact of Family Focused Diabetes Intervention on Metabolic Risk Factors in 9 to 12 Year Old Youth | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Going, Scott B. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Rankin, Lucinda L. | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nutritional Sciences | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-09-11T13:16:41Z | |
| html.description.abstract | In the United States, approximately 1 in 3 children are overweight, and 1 in 5 obese, conditions associated with increased risk of metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes. Treatment of type 2 diabetes is costly and not always effective, thus, prevention offers the best course of "treatment." However, few diabetes prevention programs are accessible to at-risk children, or involve their caregivers. The E.P.I.C. Kids study is a family-focused community-based diabetes prevention program developed in partnership with the YMCA of Southern Arizona, targeting 9-12-yr-olds at risk of diabetes, and led by YMCA lifestyle coaches. In this 12-week pilot study, we assessed the metabolic risk of participants and investigated changes in metabolic biomarkers following the intervention. |
