Pediatric Overweight/Obesity: Prevention (2021)
Author and Year:
Kornet-van der Aa D, Altenburg T, et al. 2017
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
The effectiveness and promising strategies of obesity prevention and treatment programmes among adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds: a systematic review.
Authors:
Kornet-van der Aa D, Altenburg T, van Randeraad-van der Zee C, Chinapaw M
Journal:
Obesity Reviews
Year of publication:
2017
Volume:
18
Issue:
5
Page numbers:
581-593
Study Design:
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Moderate
Inclusion Criteria:
Studies were selected when they met the following inclusion criteria: (i) targeting adolescents (mean age >/=12 years, maximum age 18 years); (ii) from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds (i.e. living in low-income communities or attending schools situated in low-income areas), or when a stratified analysis for SES was performed; (iii) an obesity intervention study (prevention or treatment, randomized or nonrandomized controlled trial or studies with a pre-post design without control group) and (iv) BMI or BMI z-score as an outcome measure. In addition to our primary outcome measure of BMI, relevant secondary outcomes (adiposity measures, physical activity, diet, sedentary behaviour and screen time) were also extracted if measured. Only papers published in the English language and in peer-reviewed journals were included.
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Research Purpose:
This review aimed to summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of obesity prevention and treatment programmes for adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Study Location:
Source(s) of Funding:
Government
Please specify names of funders:
The OPEN project is funded by the European Union