Elevated waist circumference, metabolic syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of a nutrition and physical activity component. The nutrition component of the lifestyle intervention consists of four hours individually tailored dietary advice and three ti
Sponsors
Wageningen University and
Maastricht University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 30-70 years; 2. Low socioeconomic status; 3. Dutch, Turkish or Moroccan ethnicity; 4. Waist-to-height ratio greater than 0.5; 5. Sufficient fluency in speaking the Dutch language to be able to follow the lifestyle intervention program.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Treatment for known hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular diseases and/or chronic renal failure (medication use); 2. High value for systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, triglycerides, total or LDL cholesterol; 3. Any mental or physical disability that will hinder participation in the lifestyle intervention; 4. Participation in another regular vigorous exercise and/or diet programme targeting weight loss; 5. Pregnant or lactating.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in waist circumference. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and change in values of other components of the metabolic syndrome (fasting triglycerides, HDL cholesterol and glucose, and blood pressure). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactD. Teuscher
Maastricht University Medical Centre+ Department of Human Biology P.O. Box 616
Outcome results
None listed