Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight in Primary School Children in the Rhein-Neckar Region in Germany - a Cross-Sectional Study / Adipositasprävalenz Bei Grundschulkindern in Der Rhein-Neckar Region - Eine Querschnittsstudie
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 250
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- BMI
研究概览
简要总结
The study will determine the weight status in primary school children in the Rhein-Neckar Region in Germany and will analyse the development of height and weight in these children during the time of COVID-19 related restrictions by asking parents to provide data from childhood examinations. Additionally, interactions between cognitive abilities and weight-status will be studied.
详细描述
The prevalence of obesity and overweight is increasing among both adults and children. School and kindergarten closings during the COVID-19 epidemic may have had an additional negative impact on the weight development of the affected children. This study aims to examine the post-lockdown prevalence of overweight and obesity in school children in the second grade in the Rhein-Neckar Region in Germany and look at possible lockdown effects. Additionally, interactions between cognitive abilities and weight-status will be studied.
Anthropometric measurements, interviews as well as cognitive testing will be performed in schools in the summer of 2021 in children in the first grade (class 2020/2021). Parents will be asked to provide measurements from U-childhood-examinations and complete a 3-day food record. The local health authority (Gesundheitsamt) will assist in making a representative selection of schools from different socioeconomic areas and provide data from the pre-school examinations. Collected data will be analyzed and compared to national and international surveys, evaluating the trends of the children's height and weight development. Weight status will be assessed by calculating z-BMI standardized for age and compared with national and international growth charts using both national and WHO classification. Potential interrelation between weight-status, weight development with cognitive performance will be explored.
The study will be able to deliver valuable insights in regards to the health of school children in the Rhein-Neckar Region as well as evaluate the effect of COVID-19 related lockdowns on their health.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 8 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Written consent from parents and or guardians
排除标准
- •Missing consent of parents or guardians
结局指标
主要结局
BMI
时间窗: Between October 2021 and January 2022
Overweight and obesity will be assessed based on the BMI of the children.
zBMI
时间窗: Through study completion, an average of 4 months
zBMI will be calculated using German and WHO growth curves / distributions for evaluating child weight status.
次要结局
- Body weight at the time of the U8 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Height at the time of the U8 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Eating habits(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Physical activity(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Height in cm(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- abdominal circumference in cm(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Upper arm circumference in cm(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Body weight at the time of the U9 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Height at the time of the S1 examination data(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Cognitive testing: Distractibility(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Cognitive testing: Alertness and reactions to multiple stimuli(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- BMI at the time of the U9 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Body weight in kg(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- BMI at the time of the U8 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Height at the time of the U9 physical examination(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Body weight S1 examination data(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- BMI at the time of the S1 examination data(Between October 2021 and January 2022)
- Cognitive testing: Cognitive flexibility(Between October 2021 and January 2022)