Cohort Results
Snapshot of MA’O interns (baseline)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is one way to categorize whether an individual is at a healthy weight. This chart shows the percentage of MA’O interns that were in each BMI category before beginning their internship. BMI screens for weight categories that may lead to health problems, but it does not diagnose the body fatness or health of an individual.
Blood sugar: The A1C test is a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. Higher A1C levels are linked to diabetes complications. This chart shows the percentage of MA’O interns that were diabetic, prediabetic, or within healthy ranges prior to beginning their internship.
Race: This chart shows the breakdown of MA’O interns by their self-described race. Most MA’O interns are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Self esteem: Interns answered several survey questions designed to measure their self esteem prior to beginning their internship. Their scores were added up to determine an index score, which was categorized as “normal” or “low” self esteem.
Vegetables - Variety
Vegetables - Frequency
Vegetable intake (variety and frequency): Interns answered several survey questions designed to measure their vegetable intake prior to beginning their internship. Answers were scored and added up to a single score, on a scale of 1 to 100. For more information on how vegetable intake is measured, please see the resources section of the dashboard. Vegetable intake info at this link.
Microbiome Data
Sixty-five interns over 5 cohorts provided stool samples in order to have their gut microbiome analyzed. Cohorts 11-12 and 12.5-13 are combined in the graph due to small sample size.
Microbiome profile: The gut microbiome plays many specific functions in an individual’s nutrient metabolism and immune function. The dominant gut microbial phyla are Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, with the two phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes representing 90% of gut microbiota.
Alpha diversity is a way of understanding how species live together. High values of the alpha diversity index represent more diverse communities. The lower the score calculated by the alpha diversity index based on the species present, the lower the species diversity.
Program Impact
Blood sugar: More than 60% of interns that completed the post-internship biometric screening saw a reduction in blood sugar levels. Of the eight individuals that started out diabetic or prediabetic at baseline, 5 lowered their blood sugar enough to be considered in the “healthy” range (62.5%)
Self esteem: This chart shows the self esteem levels (measured using several questions condensed to a single score) pre- and post-internship. Due to the small sample size, this metric cannot be broken down by cohort. There was no change in self esteem detected overall.
Body Mass Index (BMI): This chart shows the change in percentage of MA’O interns that were in each BMI category from before beginning their internship to post-completion. Due to the small sample size, this metric cannot be broken down by cohort. Overall, there was a slight decrease in the number of interns that were classified as “obese” after completing the YLT.
Vegetable intake (frequency): More than 60% of interns reported that they consume vegetables more often after completing the internship than they consumed before.
Vegetable intake (variety): More than 50% of interns reported eating a wider variety of vegetables after completing the YLT.