Long-Term Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention: A Pragmatic Community Trial to Prevent Metabolic Syndrome

ConclusionsIn a middle-income country, face-to-face educational sessions followed by a long-term maintenance community-level educational program could reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome for up to 6 years. A booster face-to-face session is recommended to retain this preventive effect.Trial registrationThis study is registered at Iran Registry for Clinical Trials (http://irct.ir) IRCT138705301058N1.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research