Prevention of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention in an Australian primary health care setting: Greater Green Triangle (GGT) Diabetes Prevention Project
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Date
2007
Authors
Absetz, Pilvikki
Bunker, Stephen
Laatikainen, Tiina K M
Dunbar, James Anthony
Chapman, Anna Kristina
Kilkkinen, Annamari
Vartiainen, Erkki
Heistaro, Sami Mikael
Philpot, Benjamin Joel
O'Neil, Adrienne Elizabeth
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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.
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Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN38031372
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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.
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Laatikainen, T.K., Dunbar, J.A., Chapman,
A.K., Kilkkinen, A., Vartiainen, E., Heistaro, S.M., Philpot, B.J., Absetz, P., Bunker,
S., O'Neil, A.E., et al., 2007. 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, 7(249), 1-7.