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NCT Number: NCT03346473

The Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents in Low-income and Middle-income Countries

Individual-participant data analysis of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children surveys in 57 LMICs between 2003-2013.

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Key information

Conditions

Stunting Body Weight Growth Disorders Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obese Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Thinness

Age range

12 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

We used the most recent Global School-Based Student Health Surveys (GSHS) and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HSBC) surveys, with data available on height and weight. The GSHS is a World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative, designed to assess health behaviours of adolescents through cross-sectional school-based surveys, across several countries using similar standardised procedures. The HSBC study are WHO sponsored cross-sectional school-based surveys that uses similar standardised procedures to the GSHS to examine the physical and mental health of adolescents in the WHO European Region and North America.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Low-income or middle-income countries with completed Global School-Based Student Health Survey or Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children surveys.
  • Adolescents aged 12-15 years
  • Recorded sex, height and weight

Exclusion criteria

  • High-income countries

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of stunting

    Time frame: 2003-2013

    Trained survey staff measured the height of each student. Stunting was defined as height-for age < 2 standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Reference median.

  2. Prevalence of thinness

    Time frame: 2003-2013

    Trained survey staff measured the weight of each student. Thinness was defined as BMI-for-age < 2 standard deviations below the WHO Growth Reference median. Body mass index [BMI (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared)] was calculated from height and weight.

  3. Prevalence of overweight and obesity

    Time frame: 2003-2013

    Overweight was defined as BMI-for-age > 1 standard deviation above the WHO Growth Reference median) and obesity was defined as >2 standard deviations above the WHO Growth Reference median.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Warwick

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Registry information

Official study title

The Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents: Analysis of Data From the Global School-Based Student Health and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Surveys in 57 Low-income and Middle-income Countries

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2017

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