Journal article
Prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in an Australian primary health care setting: Greater Green Triangle (GGT) Diabetes Prevention Project
BMC Public Health, Vol.7, pp.1-7
2007
Abstract
Background. Randomised controlled trials demonstrate a 60% reduction in type 2 diabetes incidence through lifestyle modification programmes. The aim of this study is to determine whether such programmes are feasible in primary health care. Methods. An intervention study including 237 individuals 40-75 years of age with moderate or high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A structured group programme with six 90 minute sessions delivered during an eight month period by trained nurses in Australian primary health care in 2004-2006. Main outcome measures taken at baseline, three, and 12 months included weight, height, waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose and lipids, plasma glucose two hours after oral glucose challenge, blood pressure, measures of psychological distress and general health outcomes. To test differences between baseline and follow-up, paired t-tests and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were performed. Results. At twelve months participants' mean weight reduced by 2.52 kg (95% confidence interval 1.85 to 3.19) and waist circumference by 4.17 cm (3.48 to 4.87). Mean fasting glucose reduced by 0.14 mmol/l (0.07 to 0.20), plasma glucose two hours after oral glucose challenge by 0.58 mmol/l (0.36 to 0.79), total cholesterol by 0.29 mmol/l (0.18 to 0.40), low density lipoprotein cholesterol by 0.25 mmol/l (0.16 to 0.34), triglycerides by 0.15 mmol/l (0.05 to 0.24) and diastolic blood pressure by 2.14 mmHg (0.94 to 3.33). Significant improvements were also found in most psychological measures. Conclusion. This study provides evidence that a type 2 diabetes prevention programme using lifestyle intervention is feasible in primary health care settings, with reductions in risk factors approaching those observed in clinical trials. Trial Number. Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN38031372. © 2007 Laatikainen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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- Title
- Prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in an Australian primary health care setting: Greater Green Triangle (GGT) Diabetes Prevention Project
- Authors
- T Laatikainen (Author) - Flinders UniversityJ A Dunbar (Author) - Flinders UniversityA Chapman (Author) - Flinders UniversityA Kilkkinen (Author) - Flinders UniversityE Vartiainen (Author) - KTL-FS Heistaro (Author) - Flinders UniversityB Philpot (Author) - Flinders UniversityP Absetz (Author) - KTL-FS Bunker (Author) - Flinders UniversityPrasuna Reddy (Author) - Flinders UniversityA O'Neil (Author) - Flinders UniversityJ D Best (Author) - The University of MelbourneE D Janus (Author) - Flinders University
- Publication details
- BMC Public Health, Vol.7, pp.1-7
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2007
- DOI
- 10.1186/1471-2458-7-249
- ISSN
- 1471-2458
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2007 Laatikainen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451059802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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