FIT & STRONG! PLUS: DESCRIPTIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND RISK CHARACTERISTICS IN A COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL FOR OLDER AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS | Zendy

Marian L. Fitzgibbon | Zendy; Lisa TussingHumphreys | Zendy; Linda Schiffer | Zendy; Renae L. Smith-Ray | Zendy; Andrew DeMott | Zendy; Maricela Martinez | Zendy; Michael L. Berbaum | Zendy; Gail Huber | Zendy; Susan L. Hughes | Zendy

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FIT & STRONG! PLUS: DESCRIPTIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND RISK CHARACTERISTICS IN A COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL FOR OLDER AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS

Author(s) -

Marian L. Fitzgibbon,

Lisa TussingHumphreys,

Linda Schiffer,

Renae L. Smith-Ray,

Andrew DeMott,

Maricela Martinez,

Michael L. Berbaum,

Gail Huber,

Susan L. Hughes

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of aging research and lifestyle

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2534-773X

DOI - 10.14283/jarcp.2018.3

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , calorie , obesity , psychological intervention , physical therapy , gerontology , african american , osteoarthritis , demography , anthropometry , weight management , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , weight loss , physical activity , descriptive statistics , alternative medicine , ethnology , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , history , statistics , mathematics

Objectives: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) has increased in the US. We report on a comparative effectiveness trial that compares Fit & Strong!, an existing evidence-based physical activity (PA) program, to Fit & Strong! Plus, which combines the Fit & Strong! intervention with a weight management intervention. Methods: Participants included 413 overweight/obese (BMI 25-50 kg/m²) adults with lower extremity (LE) OA. The majority of the sample was African-American and female. Both interventions met 3 times weekly for 8 weeks. Primary measures included diet and weight. Results: The baseline mean BMI for all participants was 34.8 kg/m², percentage of calories from fat was high, and self-reported PA was low. Discussion: This sample of overweight/obese African-American adults had lifestyle patterns at baseline that were less than healthful, and there were differences between self-report and performance-based measures as a function of age.

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