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10.1080/02813432.2017.1358435
Title: | Text messaging (SMS) as a tool to facilitate weight loss and prevent metabolic deterioration in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects : a randomised controlled trial |
Authors: | Silina, Vija Tessma, Mesfin K. Senkane, Silva Krievina, Gita Bahs, Guntis Department of Family Medicine Statistics Unit Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry Department of Internal Diseases |
Keywords: | body mass index;Body weight;insulin;lipids;obesity;overweight;primary health care;waist circumference;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health;SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
Issue Date: | 3-Jul-2017 |
Citation: | Silina , V , Tessma , M K , Senkane , S , Krievina , G & Bahs , G 2017 , ' Text messaging (SMS) as a tool to facilitate weight loss and prevent metabolic deterioration in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects : a randomised controlled trial ' , Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care , vol. 35 , no. 3 , pp. 262-270 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1358435 |
Abstract: | Objective: To examine whether SMS text messaging facilitates a reduction of weight and waist circumference (WC) and favourable changes in lipid profile and insulin levels in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects. Design: A randomised controlled trial. Setting and intervention: Primary care health centre in Riga, Latvia. Text messaging once in two weeks. Subjects: A total of 123 overweight and obese men and women aged 30–45 years with no cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or diabetes. Main outcome measures: changes in anthropometric parameters (weight, WC, body mass index (BMI)) and biochemical parameters (lipids, fasting glucose and insulin). Results: We found a statistically significant decrease in weight (2.4%), BMI and WC (4.8%) in the intervention group, while the control group showed a statistically non-significant increase in weight and BMI and decrease in WC. Between group results obtained over the course of a year showed statistically significant mean differences between weight (–3.4 kg (95% CI –5.5, –1.3)), BMI kg/m2 (–1.14 (95% CI –1.9, –0.41)), WC (–4.6 cm (95% CI –6.8, –2.3)), hip circumference (–4.0 cm (95% CI –5.9, –2.0)) and fasting insulin (2.43 μU/ml (95% CI 0.6, 4.3)). Mean differences of changes in glucose and lipid levels were statistically non significant: fasting glucose (–0.01 mmol/l (95% CI –0.19, 0.17)), TC mmol/l (–0.04 mmol/l (95% CI –0.29, 0.21)), HDL-C (0.14 mmol/l (95% CI –0.65, 0.09)), LDL-C (–0.02 mmol/l (95% CI –0.22, 0.18)) and TG (0.23 mmol/l (95% CI –0.06, 0.52)). Conclusions: SMS messaging in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects facilitates a slight decrease in weight, BMI and WC. It is anticipated that the implications of this strategy might facilitate the design of preventive and promotive strategies among high risk groups in Latvia. |
Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
DOI: | 10.1080/02813432.2017.1358435 |
ISSN: | 0281-3432 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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