Lessons Learned from Telemedicine in Adolescent Obesity: Results of a Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Population
2.3. Study Outcomes
2.4. In-Person and Telemedicine Program
2.5. Studied Variables
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Baseline Mean (SD) | Final Mean (SD) | Mean Effect (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Body weight (kg) | 102.3 (40.0) | 101.4 (40.0) | 0.90 (−0.4; 2.2) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 36.6 (10.9) | 33.7 (7.9) | 1.5 (0.2; 2.8) |
z-BMI | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.0; 0.2) |
Total body fat mass (%) | 43.4 (8.8) | 41.8 (7.7) | 1.56 (−0.0; 3.1) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 108.7 (23.8) | 103.1 (19.8) | 4.7 (−1.1; 10.4) |
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.04 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.4) | 0.04 (−0.2; 0.2) |
Insulin (mIU/L) | 23.0 (16.9) | 22.6 (13.9) | 0.44 (−2.6; 3.4) |
Uric acid (µmol/L) | 376.9 (90.6) | 378.0 (124.0) | 8.86 (−12.6; 30.4) |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.04 (0.2) | 1.03 (0.3) | 0.01 (−0.1; 0.1) |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.78 (0.9) | 2.57 (0.8) | 0.21 (−0.1; 0.5) |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.44 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | 0.14 (−0.1; 0.4) |
ALT (µkat/L) | 0.69 (0.9) | 0.57 (0.7) | 0.12 (−0.1; 0.3) |
6MWT (m) | 615.4 (65.8) | 640.2 (60.0) | −13.0 (−36.0; 10.0) |
Parameter | Baseline Mean (SD) | Final Mean (SD) | Mean Effect (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Body weight (kg) | 81.5 (16.4) | 80.2 (16.2) | 1.54 (0.5; 2.5) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.3 (5.9) | 28.4 (5.3) | 0.7 (0.4; 1.1) |
Total body fat mass (%) | 34.3 (11.2) | 32.5 (9.3) | 1.1 (−1.4; 3.7) |
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Veselá, L.; Klímová Rych, A.; Vážná, A.; Kotrbatá, M.; Rücklová, K.; Aldhoon-Hainerová, I. Lessons Learned from Telemedicine in Adolescent Obesity: Results of a Pilot Study. Children 2024, 11, 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050599
Veselá L, Klímová Rych A, Vážná A, Kotrbatá M, Rücklová K, Aldhoon-Hainerová I. Lessons Learned from Telemedicine in Adolescent Obesity: Results of a Pilot Study. Children. 2024; 11(5):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050599
Chicago/Turabian StyleVeselá, Lenka, Aneta Klímová Rych, Anna Vážná, Markéta Kotrbatá, Kristina Rücklová, and Irena Aldhoon-Hainerová. 2024. "Lessons Learned from Telemedicine in Adolescent Obesity: Results of a Pilot Study" Children 11, no. 5: 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050599