Childhood overweight and obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity
Conditions
Interventions
Ten schools were selected in Stockholm county area and randomised to intervention (n = 5) and control (n = 5) schools.
In the intervention group, low fat dairy products and whole grai
Sponsors
Stockholm County Council (Sweden)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Schools with a mixed pupil population with children from middle and working class families living both in blocks of flats and in detached houses 2. Children aged 6 - 10 years, either sex
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools with children from high socio-economic families
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To measure body mass index standard deviation score (BMIsds) changes from the first to the last measurement of height and weight. Weight and height measures were performed in all children at the yearly school start in the autumn. For children who finished the fourth grade and therefore left the study, weight and height were also were measured at the end of the school year (May - June). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Prevalence of overweight and obesity at start and end of the intervention 2. Physical activity measured by accelerometry: 10 children from the intervention schools and 10 from the control schools were randomly selected for weekly accelerometer assessments each week during the intervention 3. Eating habits at home assessed by parental report: at the end of the study a questionnaire regarding eating habits at home were distributed to all children in the third and the fourth grade 4. Prevalence of eating disorders evaluated by self-report: assessed by a Swedish version of ChEAT (Children's Eating Attitude Test) and all children participating in the project were requested to fill in the questionnaire before terminating the project in grade 4 | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed