BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity When Attending a Community-based Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Intervention in Kindergartens
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Enrollment
- 3000
- Primary Endpoint
- BMI after school entrance at 6 years of age
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All children with eligible information on one measure of BMI after school entrance
Exclusion Criteria
- •\<7 years of age
Outcomes
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