ThePHITProject:PilotStudyofaChildhoodObesity

Interven

ProjectTeam

•  KeyInves

ProjectPartners

ChildhoodObesity

•  Es

ObesityInterven

PartnersinHealth:InItTogether(PHIT)

•  PHITisaninnova

PHITProcess

•  Pediatricbehavioralconsultantsworkwithfamiliestopromotechildren’shealthyhabitforma

ProjectAims

•  DeterminetheefficacyofPHITforimprovingstandardizedBMIlevels(zBMI)foroverweightorobesepreschoolersimmediatelyandover

ResearchPlan

•  70preschoolchildreniden85%ile.

•  ChildrenarerandomizedtothePHITinterven

PreliminaryGlance

Sample–  21familiespar

PreliminaryGlance

Measures–  Bodymassindex(BMI)calculatedfromchildheightandweight

•  NormalorHealthyWeight:5thpercen

Method

Analy

ResultsTreatment Control F-test EffectSize

AdjustedM SE AdjustedM SE

RawBMI 19.40 0.20 20.41 0.22 10.53* 0.54

Z-BMI 1.96 0.08 2.34 0.08 10.63* 0.54

WeightforagePercen

Results

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19.5

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20.5

BMI

Treatment

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Implica

TakeAwayPoints

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