Prevalence and trends of thinness, overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 3-18 years across Europe: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Increasing prevalence of both thinness and excess weight during childhood and adolescence is a significant public health issue because of short-term health consequences and long-term tracking of weight status. Monitoring weight status in Europe may serve to identify countries and regions where rates of these disorders are either slowing down or increasing to evaluate recent policies aimed at appropriate body weight, and to direct future interventions. This study protocol provides a standardised and transparent methodology to improve estimating trends of thinness, overweight and obesity in children aged 3-18 years and adolescents across the European region between 2000 and 2017. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:This protocol is guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) and the Cochrane Collaboration Handbook. To identify relevant studies, a search will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and Web of Science databases. From the selected studies, relevant references will be screened as supplemental sources. Finally, open search in websites from health institutions will be conducted to identify weight status data not published in scientific journals. Cross-sectional, follow-up studies and panel surveys reporting weight status (objectively measured height and weight) according to the International Obesity Task Force criteria, and written in English or Spanish will be included. Subgroup analyses will be carried out by gender, age, study year and country or European region. DISCUSSION:This study will provide a comprehensive description of weight status of children and adolescents across Europe from 2000 to 2017. The results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal. This study will use data exclusively from published research or institutional literature, so institutional ethical approval is not required. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER:CRD42017056917.

journal_name

BMJ Open

journal_title

BMJ open

authors

Garrido-Miguel M,Cavero-Redondo I,Álvarez-Bueno C,Rodriguez-Artalejo F,Moreno Aznar L,Ruiz JR,Martinez-Vizcaino V

doi

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018241

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-12-21 00:00:00

pages

e018241

issue

12

issn

2044-6055

pii

bmjopen-2017-018241

journal_volume

7

pub_type

杂志文章,meta分析

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