What change in body mass index is associated with improvement in percentage body fat in childhood obesity? A meta-regression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Using meta-regression this paper sets out the minimum change in body mass index-SD score (BMI-SDS) required to improve adiposity as percentage body fat for children and adolescents with obesity.

Design

Meta-regression.

Setting

Studies were identified as part of a large-scale systematic review of the following electronic databases: AMED, Embase, MEDLINE via OVID, Web of Science and CENTRAL via Cochrane library.

Participants

Individuals aged 4-19 years with a diagnosis of obesity according to defined BMI thresholds.

Interventions

Studies of lifestyle treatment interventions that included dietary, physical activity and/or behavioural components with the objective of reducing obesity were included. Interventions of <2 weeks duration and those that

SUBMITTER: Birch L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720247 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature