Kamp K'aana, a 2-Week Residential Weight Management Summer Camp, Shows Long-Term Improvement in Body Mass Index z Scores

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Mar;62(3):491-4. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000965.

Abstract

Long-term effects of Kamp K'aana, a 2-week residential weight management camp, on body mass index (BMI) measures were evaluated on 71 of 108 (66%) obese youth 10 to 14 years of age. Measures were obtained at 11-month study follow-up (n = 38) or extracted from medical record (n = 33). Compared with baseline, BMI increased (P < 0.001), but both BMI percentile and BMI z score decreased (98.7 ± 1.0 to 97.3 ± 6.7 and 2.34 ± 0.30 to 2.23 ± 0.34, P < 0.001). A decrease in BMI z score of ≥0.2 units was seen in 27% of the participants (P < 0.001). The short program has sustained effect.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Body Weight
  • Camping
  • Child
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pediatric Obesity / therapy*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Weight Loss / physiology*
  • Weight Reduction Programs / methods*