BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06097208

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2023-10-24

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2022-12-31

Last updated

2024-08-07

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Conditions

Body Weight, Child Obesity, Health Behavior

Keywords

Obesity, Body Mass Index, Children, Kindergarten

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALcommunity-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention

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.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

* \<7 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Proportion of children with overweight/obesity at 6 years of age	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
BMI after school entrance at 6 years of age	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.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026