http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Diehl, Hans A.Gobble, JohnFerret, RickRankin, PaulWard, EwanMorton, DarrenKent, Lillian2023-11-012023-11-012016-10-012015-10-18<p>Kent, L. M., Morton, D. P., Ward, E. J., Rankin, P. M., Ferret, R. B., Gobble, J., & Diehl, H. A. (2016). The influence of religious affiliation on participant responsiveness to the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) lifestyle intervention. <em>Journal of Religion and Health, 55</em>(5), 1561-1573. doi:10.1007/s10943-015-0141-3</p>1573-6571https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0141-3https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/07736720<p>Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) and non-SDA (21.3 and 78.7 %, respectively) individuals (n = 7172) participating in the Complete Health Improvement Program, a 30-day diet and lifestyle intervention, in North America (241 programs, 2006–2012) were assessed for changes in selected chronic disease risk factors: body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), pulse, lipid profile and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Reductions were greater among the non-SDA for BMI, pulse and blood lipids. Furthermore, the majority of non-SDA in the highest risk classifications for BP, lipids and FPG, but only some lipids among SDA, were able to show improvement by 20 % or more.</p>en-us<p>Used by permission: The Author(s) 2015.</p> <p>© The Author(s) 2015</p>CHIPSeventh-day AdventistChronic diseaseLifestyle interventionDietJournal Article