Author(s): Moreira, Ana Catarina ; Oliveira, Patrícia Almeida ; Borrego, Rute ; Nogueira, Telma ; Ferreira, Raquel ; Virella, Daniel
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/12508
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Subject(s): Children; Childhood overweight; Community; Risk; Screening; Tool; RisObIn.Com; FCT_UIDB/05608/2020; FCT_UIDP/05608/2020
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 preschool 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 included in the tool. A higher score of the tool indicates a greater risk for obesity in childhood with the cutoff point set at 0. The tool sensitivity for obesity was 95%, specificity was 74.4%, the positive predictive value was 37.3%, and the negative predictive value was 98.9%. The Risk of childhood Obesity In the Community (RisObIn.Com) tool is proposed to be a comprehensive tool to identify children at high risk for late childhood obesity at admission to primary school. Further studies are needed to assess the performance of the tool.
