2006
Two‐Year Internet‐Based Randomized Controlled Trial for Weight Loss in African‐American Girls
Williamson DA, Walden HM, White MA, York‐Crowe E, Newton RL, Alfonso A, Gordon S, Ryan D. Two‐Year Internet‐Based Randomized Controlled Trial for Weight Loss in African‐American Girls. Obesity 2006, 14: 1231-1243. PMID: 16899804, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight lossAfrican American girlsBody fatBody weightOverweight African American girlsInternet-based weight management programRandomized Controlled TrialsWeight management programBehavioral programHealth education programsMean body fatMean body weightControlled TrialsOverweight parentsControl conditionOutcome dataBehavior modification programBody compositionAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent-parent dyadsModification programWeight loss behaviorsAdolescent girlsTrialsMonths
2005
Efficacy of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program for overweight adolescent African-American girls
Williamson D, Davis Martin P, White M, Newton R, Walden H, York-Crowe E, Alfonso A, Gordon S, Ryan D. Efficacy of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program for overweight adolescent African-American girls. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2005, 10: 193-203. PMID: 16277142, DOI: 10.1007/bf03327547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody weightAfrican American girlsBody fatTreatment groupsBehavioral weight loss programInternet-based behavioral interventionBehavioral interventionsDietary fat intakeInternet-based behavioral weight loss programWeight loss programAdolescent girlsBehavioral treatment groupHealth education programsMore body fatMore body weightFat intakeLoss programControl conditionWeight managementDietary intakeBehavior modification programOutcome dataBody compositionHealth educationControl interventionsPercent body fat measured by BIA and DEXA in obese, African-American adolescent girls
Newton R, Alfonso A, White M, York-Crowe E, Walden H, Ryan D, Bray G, Williamson D. Percent body fat measured by BIA and DEXA in obese, African-American adolescent girls. International Journal Of Obesity 2005, 29: 594-602. PMID: 15889118, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryPercent body fatBioelectrical impedance analysisAverage body fatBody mass indexBody fatAdolescent female subjectsAfrican American female adolescentsFemale subjectsEnergy X-ray absorptiometryAdolescent body mass indexX-ray absorptiometryFemale adolescentsDifferent BIA equationsMass indexNormal weightLimits of agreementBody weight rangeBIA equationsObese girlsOverweight sampleBland-Altman regression analysisBody weightObese sampleAfrican American adolescent girls