Statistics in 2009 showed that stroke and cardiovascular diseases were one of the leading causes of mortality among Korean females (Office, 2009). Excessive accumulation of visceral fat and menopause are likely to
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with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases(Dagenais et al., 2005; Rosano, Vitale, Marazzi, & Volterrani, 2007). The author believes that mobile technology is a potential solution to resolve
this
problem but only a few studies were conducted to test the effectiveness of mobile
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on diabetes or obesity care. The objective of
this
study
is to assess how
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a mobile text-based
intervention
and
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can help post-menopausal
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with abdominal obesity reduce waist circumference (
WC
), body weight (
BW
), blood pressure (
BP
), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and serum lipid levels. Population
This
is a quasi-experimental
study
that compares
baseline
data with results after the 12-week
intervention
. Participants were post-menopausal women
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were diagnosed with abdominal obesity,
according to
WHO definition, and were recruited from an urban hospital in South Korea(World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western, 2000).
Initially
, 79 subjects participated but only 67 subjects completed the
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subjects were divided into two
groups
including
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group (
IG
) with 34 participants and
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group (
CG
) with 33 people. Patients with clinical health issues or
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changes in the treatment process during the
intervention
or did not complete the
study
were excluded.
Intervention
At
first,
IG
was requested to self-monitor their
WC
,
BW
,
BP
, diet and exercise information and input these data into the
study
website weekly. Experts will provide personal recommendations on diet and exercises based on the input data.
Secondly
,
IG
will
also
receive three weekly text messages through their cellular phone. The first 2 texts are about motivation and encouragement for lifestyle change and the
last
message are sent to
both
mobile phone and the Internet as a recommendation about diet and exercise based on the performance of participant throughout the week.
CG
did not receive any treatment. Comparator Comparison was made between pre and
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and between 2
groups
Outcome The primary outcomes include
WC
,
BW
,
BP
FPG and serum lipids including TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C were
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both
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(
IG
and
CG
) before and after the 12-week
intervention
. Demographic information was
also
collected at the
baseline
in
both
groups
. Different statistical analysis methods were applied in
this
study
(SPSS, software, chi-square, unpaired t-test and paired t-tests). Result No significant differences in demographic factors and primary outcomes between
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groups
at the
baseline
.
IG
experienced a significant decline in the mean of
WC
,
BW
and
BP
(
both
systolic and diastolic pressure) after 12 weeks compared to the
baseline
while
the
WC
and
BW
increased significantly in
CG
. The difference in
WC
,
BW
and
BP
between
IG
and
CG
is significant after 12 weeks of
intervention
. FPG was not significantly different between
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groups
after
intervention
. The TC and LDL-C
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of
IG
declined significantly
while
CG
experienced a significant rise in TC compared to the
baseline
.