Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The National Diet and Physical Activity for Health Initiative (DiPAH)
2.2. Study Participants
2.3. Study Design
2.4. Educational Intervention
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Adolescents | p | Adults | p | |||
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Baseline (n = 3278) | At Follow Up (n = 3105) | Baseline (n = 544) | At Follow Up (n = 515) | |||
Choose a diet low in fat, saturate fat, and cholesterol | 7.7 | 9.2 | 0.03 | 35.6 | 41.8 | 0.04 |
Limit use of sugars and food containing sugar (sweets) | 16.7 | 16.9 | 0.83 | 40.8 | 46.3 | 0.07 |
Eat 6–11 servings of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta each day | 10.1 | 11.0 | 0.24 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 0.19 |
Eat 2–4 servings of fruit each day | 34.7 | 33.9 | 0.50 | 42.6 | 43.6 | 0.74 |
Eat 3–5 servings of vegetables each day | 20.1 | 23.1 | 0.00 | 39.9 | 40.5 | 0.84 |
Eat 2–3 servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese each day | 34.1 | 34.9 | 0.50 | 46.7 | 46.8 | 0.97 |
Eat only 2–3 servings from the protein group each day | 26.6 | 26.1 | 0.65 | 47.6 | 42.1 | 0.07 |
Read labels to identify nutrients, fats, sodium content in packaged food | 12.2 | 14.2 | 0.02 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 0.51 |
Eat breakfast | 78.2 | 73.8 | 0.00 | 87.3 | 83.0 | 0.05 |
Adolescents | p | Adults | p | |||
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Baseline (n = 3278) | At Follow Up (n = 3105) | Baseline (n = 544) | At Follow Up (n = 515) | |||
Follow a planned exercise program | 44.8 | 41.2 | 0.00 | 27.2 | 31.4 | 0.13 |
Exercise vigorously for 20 or more minutes at least three times a week | 43.5 | 47.3 | 0.00 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 0.92 |
Take part in light to moderate physical activity | 39.4 | 42.5 | 0.01 | 55.9 | 57.7 | 0.56 |
Take part in leisure-time (recreational) physical activities | 29.1 | 31.4 | 0.05 | 30.8 | 36.8 | 0.04 |
Do stretching exercises at least 3 times per week | 40.9 | 43.4 | 0.04 | 28.6 | 35.5 | 0.02 |
Get exercise during usual daily activities | 72.9 | 69.3 | 0.00 | 63.3 | 58.8 | 0.13 |
Check my pulse rate when exercising | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.76 | 17.2 | 22.3 | 0.04 |
Reach my target heart rate when exercising | 11.6 | 14.6 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 0.18 |
Adolescents (n = 3278) | Adults (n = 544) | |||||||
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β | 95% CI | SE | p | β | 95% CI | SE | p | |
Diet | ||||||||
Age | −0.026 | −0.030 to −0.022 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.001 to 0.004 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
Gender | −0.007 | −0.030 to −0.017 | 0.012 | 0.579 | 0.027 | −0.029 to 0.083 | 0.028 | 0.341 |
Physical activity | ||||||||
Age | −0.030 | −0.035 to −0.025 | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 to 0.006 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
Gender | −0.079 | −0.109 to −0.050 | 0.015 | <0.001 | −0.082 | −0.164 to 0.001 | 0.042 | 0.053 |
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Đorđić, V.; Božić, P.; Milanović, I.; Radisavljević, S.; Batez, M.; Jorga, J.; Ostojić, S.M. Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study. Medicina 2019, 55, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55020039
Đorđić V, Božić P, Milanović I, Radisavljević S, Batez M, Jorga J, Ostojić SM. Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study. Medicina. 2019; 55(2):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55020039
Chicago/Turabian StyleĐorđić, Višnja, Predrag Božić, Ivana Milanović, Snežana Radisavljević, Maja Batez, Jagoda Jorga, and Sergej M. Ostojić. 2019. "Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study" Medicina 55, no. 2: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55020039
APA StyleĐorđić, V., Božić, P., Milanović, I., Radisavljević, S., Batez, M., Jorga, J., & Ostojić, S. M. (2019). Guidelines-Driven Educational Intervention Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Among Adolescents and Adults: A Serbian National Longitudinal Study. Medicina, 55(2), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55020039