Appraisal of intervention effects on obesity students of primary and secondary schools in Minhang district

  Objective   To probe the effective intervention project on the pure obesity of the juvenile students in Minhang district and to provide reference to find the new intervention on the obese juvenile in China.

  Methods   A multidisciplinary study group was organized including school health, psychology, nutrition and clinic.The comprehensive intervention on the school students was taken from the aspects of knowledge, practice, diet and environment improving.The degree of obesity and over weight was compared before inter vention with that after intervention.

  Results   After one year of inter vention, there was 40.40% of the overweight students who lost weight to the normal level in the inter vention gr oup, and there was 21.84% in the control group(P < 0.01).There was 11.25% students who gained weight to the obese level, and there was 27.9% in the control group(P < 0.01).There was no significant difference between the girls.weight and the boys.The intervention effect of the primary school students was not significant and that of the secondary school students was significant.

  Conclusion   The school-based intervention project for the obese juvenile of the Minhang districtis effective.To carry out the project needs the cooperation of school leaders, supervisor teachers, parents and students themselves.The intervention on the primary students needs the support and regard of parents.