BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children

The goal of this observational study is to investigate differences in attained BMI and the proportion of overweight/obesity at school entrance in children who attended kindergartens actively delivering a community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention compared to children who attended usual care kindergartens. Further questions it aims to answer are:

* Explore the prevalence of attainted overweight/obesity in children at six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention compared with usual care kindergartens. * Explore the development of obesity, overweight and normal weight in children from three-, four- to six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Behavior Behavior Body Weight Child Obesity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Signs and Symptoms

Age range

3 year–7 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All children with eligible information on one measure of BMI after school entrance

Exclusion criteria

<7 years of age

Treatment and study plan

community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention

Behavioral

The intervention involving measurements of children aged three- to four-years old in kindergartens, parents of the children had the opportunity of individual contact with a community health nurse, and education to kindergartens manager and employees e.g. pedagogues and kitchen staff. as well to parents of children in kindergartens.

Primary outcomes

BMI after school entrance at 6 years of age

Time frame: 2018-2023

Differences in attained BMI after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 for sex and age.
Proportion of children with overweight/obesity at 6 years of age

Time frame: 2018-2023

The proportion of overweight/obesity after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m^2 for sex and age. The proportion of overweight/obesity will be defined as BMIz≥1

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Aarhus

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Registry information

Official study title

BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity When Attending a Community-based Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Intervention in Kindergartens

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Oct 24, 2023
Registry last updated: Aug 7, 2024

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