@article{27771,
  abstract     = {{<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>
Background Children with migration background are at particular risk for overweight. We assessed the effects of a primary school-based initiative targeted at enhancing physical activity and dietary education among children with a high proportion of migration background.</jats:p><jats:p>
Methods Four 3rd and 4th grade classes (n=70 children, 77% with migration background) participated in a 10-months intervention comprising 2 additional exercise lessons weekly and 10 nutrition lessons per school year. 6 school classes (n=125 children, 65% with migration background) served as control. Before and after the intervention, an assessment of physical fitness and motor skills and questionnaires on dietary behavior and knowledge were conducted. In a subgroup (n=37), after 6 months of the intervention, daily physical activity was assessed by accelerometer-based monitoring. Differences in changes between the groups were assessed using linear regression analyses.</jats:p><jats:p>
Results Changes between the 2 time points for fitness and motor skill tests (differences in standard deviation scores) were larger in the intervention than in the control group for the total mean test value (β=0.38, p&lt;0.001), driven by higher improvements in 5 of the 8 test items, i.e., obstacle race (speed) (β=0.22, p=0.049), standing long jump (strength) (β=0.35, p&lt;0.001), sit-ups (strength) (β=0.33, p=0.002), stand and reach (mobility) (β=0.22, p=0.042), and 6 min run (endurance) (β=0.40, p&lt;0.001), independently of confounders. Changes in dietary knowledge and consumption frequencies did not differ between groups.</jats:p><jats:p>
Conclusions Promoting guided physical activity in a primary school setting with a high proportion of children with migration background positively affected parameters of fitness and motor skills.</jats:p>}},
  author       = {{Weber, Katharina and Spörkel, Olaf and Mertens, Melina and Freese, Alem and Strassburger, Klaus and Kemper, Boris and Bachmann, Clemens and Diehlmann, Knut and Stemper, Theodor and Buyken, Anette and Ketelhut, Kerstin and Müssig, Karsten}},
  issn         = {{0947-7349}},
  journal      = {{Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes}},
  pages        = {{554--562}},
  title        = {{{Positive Effects of Promoting Physical Activity and Balanced Diets in a Primary School Setting with a High Proportion of Migrant School Children}}},
  doi          = {{10.1055/s-0043-101918}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}