Development of RisObIn.Com, a Screening Tool for Risk of Childhood Obesity in the Community.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of childhood overweight has increased considerably in the past three decades and there is evidence that childhood obesity can persist into adulthood. A simple tool to identify relevant risk factors may alert families and prevent overweight and obesity. This study aims to develop a pre-school screening tool to assess the risk of childhood obesity. Child anthropometric measurements and several risk factors for childhood obesity factors were obtained. The effect of the variables on the outcome of obesity (defined as increased anthropometry-estimated adiposity) was assessed by binary logistic regression analyses. The identified variables were submitted for expert panel validation and combined for the tool development. A total of 304 children were included. Eight items were inclu

SUBMITTER: Moreira AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692101 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature