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Effects of education in an obesity control program for obese homemakers on body fat and flexibility in K orea
Author(s) -
Song MinSun,
Yoo YongKwon,
Kim NamCho
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12111
Subject(s) - wilcoxon signed rank test , flexibility (engineering) , obesity , body fat percentage , medicine , trunk , adipose tissue , physical therapy , endocrinology , mathematics , biology , mann–whitney u test , statistics , ecology
Abstract The study aims to investigate the effects of education in an obesity‐control program ( EOCP ) on the percentage of body fat and flexibility in obese women in K orea. Women with over 30% body fat were offered EOCP between J uly 2012 and O ctober 2012. The EOCP consisted of an educational program, exercise program, and counseling. The numbers of participants both in the EOCP and control group were 17. The study was analyzed by Wilcoxon signed‐rank test using the Statistical Analysis System package. The EOCP participants presented statistically significant increases in the degree of forward trunk flexion, but only the percentage of the body fat showed differences within the EOCP group. The EOCP improved flexibility in obese women, and can be used in local obesity‐control programs.