Journal article
Physical activity and 3-year bmi change in overweight and obese children
A Trinh, M Campbell, OC Ukoumunne, B Gerner, M Wake
Pediatrics | Published : 2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Targeting physical activity (PA) is a mainstay in obesity treatment, but its BMI benefits are poorly quantified. We studied longterm predictive PA-BMI relationships in overweight/obese children presenting to primary care. METHODS: Three-year follow-up of 182 overweight/obese 5- to 10-yearolds recruited from 45 Melbourne general practices. Predictor: 7-day accelerometry (counts per minute, cpm). Outcomes: change in BMI z score, BMI category, and clinically significant BMI improvement (z score change 0.5). Analysis: Linear and logistic regression. RESULTS: Mean (SD) baseline and 3-year BMI z scores were 1.8 (0.6) and 1.8 (0.7), and mean (SD) activity scores 334 (111) and 284 (104) ..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Funding Acknowledgements
The LEAP2 trial was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant 334309. Dr Wake was supported by NHMRC Career Development Award 546405 and Dr Campbell by NHMRC Capacity Building Grant 436914. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The European Centre for the Environment and Human Health (part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, which is a joint entity of the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth, and the National Health Service in the southwest) is supported by investment from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Convergence Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.