OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a publicly funded, paediatric weight management clinic in decreasing @entity28 . METHODS: A retrospective chart review of @entity1 four to 16 years of age, from 2006 to 2009, was performed at a medically supervised weight management clinic (n=121). @entity1 participated in monthly visits and were educated about the cognitive behavioural and nutritional aspects of weight management. RESULTS: The sample included 51 male and 70 female @entity1 with a mean (   SD) initial age of 11.7  3.0 years. @entity1 participated in 6.4  6.5 visits (range one to 31 visits) over 13.7  15.5 months and 7.4% of @entity1 discontinued treatment after their initial visit. Of the @entity1 who attended the clinic >1 time, 66.1% attended for at least four months, 48.2% attended for >8 months and 33.0% attended for >1 year. Over the course of their treatment, @entity1 experienced a weight gain of 3.8  9.5 kg, but a reduction in body mass index (BMI) percentile (-1.1  3.6%). Post-treatment, the prevalence of @entity28 decreased from 96.7% to 87.5%. @entity1 with longer treatment times (>12 months) attained significantly lower final BMI percentiles than @entity1 with shorter treatment times; however, there was no difference in the rate of reduction. Initial treatment age, sex and medical conditions were not related to BMI percentile change. CONCLUSIONS: This paediatric weight management program effectively reduced the prevalence of @entity28 . @entity1 who had longer treatment times experienced greater reductions in @entity28 . Overall, the present study highlights that long-term @entity1 attendance may be needed to better support paediatric weight management @entity1 .

Effectiveness of a publicly funded clinical paediatric weight management program on XXXX outcomes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patients', 'patient'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
