Effect of Pediatric Obesity Treatment on Long-Term Health.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Data regarding the long-term impact of treating childhood obesity on the risk of obesity-related events, including premature mortality, are limited.

Objective

To evaluate the long-term effect of different responses to pediatric obesity treatment on critical health outcomes in young adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

The study included a dynamic prospective cohort of children and adolescents with obesity within The Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register (BORIS) and general population comparators, linked with national registers. Baseline data were collected between 1996 and 2019. Formal analyses for this study was conducted in 2023. Outcomes were assessed from individuals aged 18 to 30 years (2005 to 2020). Participants included children and a

SUBMITTER: Putri RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature