School-Based Exercise and Life Style Motivation Intervention (SEAL.MI) on Adolescent’s Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Academic Performance: Catch Them Young
, Vani Manoharan 4, Krishnaraju Venkatesan 5,*, Absar Ahmed Qureshi 5, Kousalya Prabahar 6, Geetha Kandasamy 5, Rajalakshimi Vasudevan 5, Kumarappan Chidambaram 5, Ester Mary Pappiya 7, Kumar Venkatesan 8 and Pranave Sethuraj 9Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Introduction
There is no better explanation for why life style motivation is applied. The contents of lines 93-98 are not closely related to this study
Research methods
Is the teacher who guides the student movement from the student's school or assigned by the research group?
Has the instructor received intensive training?
There is no specific solution for life style motivation.
Is the manual mercury sphygmomanometer or electronic sphygmomanometer used for blood pressure test?
What questionnaire is used for sleep evaluation?
Statistical methods suggest the use of covariance analysis with previous measured data as covariates.
result
There was no demographic data of the subjects.
What is the gender composition of each group? Initial weight, height, BMI, etc.
Research methods
Is the teacher who guides the student movement from the student's school or assigned by the research group?
Has the instructor received intensive training?
There is no specific solution for life style motivation.
Is the manual mercury sphygmomanometer or electronic sphygmomanometer used for blood pressure test?
What questionnaire is used for sleep evaluation?
Statistical methods suggest the use of covariance analysis with previous measured data as covariates.
result
There was no demographic data of the subjects.
What is the gender composition of each group? Initial weight, height, BMI, etc.
Author Response
Introduction
- There is no better explanation for why life style motivation is applied. The contents of lines 93-98 are not closely related to this study
Included in Line:72 -77
Research methods
- Is the teacher who guides the student movement from the student's school or assigned by the research group?
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Line: 186 -189
- Has the instructor received intensive training?
Changes made and highlighted
Line: 186 -189
- There is no specific solution for life style motivation.
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The school-based Exercise and Life Style Motivation Intervention (SEAL - MI) incorporated planned teaching on knowledge regarding prevention and control of blood pressure, overweight, dietary modifications, the rope exercise program and activities to enhance sleep quality. Cumulatively, these interventions brought out the desired changes in the study variables.
- Is the manual mercury sphygmomanometer or electronic sphygmomanometer used for blood pressure test?
Changes made and highlighted
Line: 210- 214
- What questionnaire is used for sleep evaluation?
Changes made and highlighted
Line: 133 – 134
- Statistical methods suggest the use of covariance analysis with previous measured data as covariates
In the present study, ANCOVA was not done.
Result
There was no demographic data of the subjects.
- What is the gender composition of each group?
Considering the gender, approximately equal number of the sample, 231(44.4%) boys and 285 (55.6%) girls in study as well as 281(57.9%) girls and 204(42.06%) boys in the control group participated in the study
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- Initial weight, height, BMI, etc.
It is given in table as pretest data
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Reviewer 2 Report
ACCEPT WITH SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS
Interesting research is presented. However, for publication, you should: Improve the wording of the entire article. Especially, in: INTRODUCTION, DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS.
INTRODUCTION: Sections not related to a coherent exhibition are made. It does not provide an adequate view of the status of the problem to be investigated. IT NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED.
METHOD: DESIGN:The type of design used must be specified more precisely. POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT: More must be specified. It is very incomplete. INSTRUMENTS: It must be specified with greater academic rigor.
DISCUSSION: It must be totally reconsidered.
CONCLUSIONS: It must complete and relate it to the results obtained.
Author Response
Interesting research is presented. However, for publication, you should: Improve the wording of the entire article. Especially, in: INTRODUCTION, DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS.
INTRODUCTION: Sections not related to a coherent exhibition are made. It does not provide an adequate view of the status of the problem to be investigated. IT NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED.
- Changes made and highlighted
METHOD: DESIGN:
The type of design used must be specified more precisely.
- Changes made and highlighted
Line 83
POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT:
More must be specified. It is very incomplete.
- Changes made and highlighted
Line: 88 -90
INSTRUMENTS: It must be specified with greater academic rigor.
- Changes made and highlighted
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DISCUSSION: It must be totally reconsidered.
- Changes made and highlighted
CONCLUSIONS: It must complete and relate it to the results obtained.
- Changes made and highlighted
Reviewer 3 Report
First of all, I would like to congratulate the authors for the work presented.
The subject matter investigated is interesting and somewhat original, and certainly necessary, since cardiovascular risk is not exactly an unimportant variable.
The table of contents provides the data necessary to understand the work as a whole.
The introduction provides the bibliographic references that support the research, so they can be considered correct; it would be interesting to include some more references, corresponding to the year in force, 2021 (there is only one reference).
Regarding the methodology used, the calculation of the power of the sample, which is very good, is to be appreciated. The work program is explained correctly and in detail, very well.
The research design, is it an experimental or quasi-experimental...all extraneous variables have been controlled...it would be good to clarify this.
The flow chart makes the study quite clear.
Regarding the statistical analysis, it would be good for the authors to clarify and justify why each one. With this, for example, a bivariate analysis is done (Pearson's or Spearman's correlation?), how is the data distribution, is it normal or not. Chi-square why, to which variables?..., if ANOVA is used a normal data distribution is assumed, with which test has been performed. In addition a regression analysis is done, why?...with this, the idea is not to criticize the authors, on the contrary, it seems to me a good work, and it would be good to clarify all this.
One last doubt, how is the significance of pretest and posttest justified, is student's t-test applied because there is normality of data?....
In conclusion, I congratulate the authors for their article, I hope it comes to fruition. Best regards.
Author Response
First of all, I would like to congratulate the authors for the work presented.
The subject matter investigated is interesting and somewhat original, and certainly necessary, since cardiovascular risk is not exactly an unimportant variable.
The table of contents provides the data necessary to understand the work as a whole.
The introduction provides the bibliographic references that support the research, so they can be considered correct; it would be interesting to include some more references, corresponding to the year in force, 2021 (there is only one reference).
- Reference 43-46 included
Line: 583- 597
Regarding the methodology used, the calculation of the power of the sample, which is very good, is to be appreciated. The work program is explained correctly and in detail, very well.
The research design is it an experimental or quasi-experimental...all extraneous variables have been controlled...it would be good to clarify this.
- The research design is it an experimental or quasi-experimental...
Line: 85 -86
Experimental study with before and after control group design
- All extraneous variables have been controlled.
Line: 250 – 251
There was homogeneity among selected samples in both the groups tested through “Test of Goodness of Fit”.
The flow chart makes the study quite clear.
Regarding the statistical analysis, it would be good for the authors to clarify and justify why each one. With this, for example, a bivariate analysis is done (Pearson's or Spearman's correlation?), how is the data distribution, is it normal or not. Chi-square why, to which variables?..., if ANOVA is used a normal data distribution is assumed, with which test has been performed. In addition a regression analysis is done, why?...with this, the idea is not to criticize the authors, on the contrary, it seems to me a good work, and it would be good to clarify all this.
- Changes made
One last doubt, how is the significance of pretest and posttest justified, is student's t-test applied because there is normality of data?....
- Yes
In conclusion, I congratulate the authors for their article, I hope it comes to fruition. Best regards.
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Accept in present form
Reviewer 2 Report
It is estimated that the above suggestions have been considered. This latest version can be published.
