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Thinness, overweight, and obesity in 6‐ to 9‐year‐old children from 36 countrie...
Spinelli, Angela; Buoncristiano, Marta; Nardone, Paola; Starc, Gregor; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Júlíusson, Petur Benedikt; Fismen, Anne‐Siri; Weghuber, DanielIn 2015-2017, the fourth round of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was conducted in 36 countries. National representative samples of children aged 6–9 (203,323) were measured by trained staff, with similar equipment and using a standardized protocol. This paper assesses the children's body weight status and compares the burden of childhood overweight,...
Parental Perceptions of Children’s Weight Status in 22 Countries: The WHO Europ...
Ramos Salas, Ximena; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Kebbe, Maryam; Spinelli, Angela; Nardone, Paola; Rito, Ana; Duleva, VesselkaIntroduction: Parents can act as important agents of change and support for healthy childhood growth and development. Studies have found that parents may not be able to accurately perceive their child’s weight status. The purpose of this study was to measure parental perceptions of their child’s weight status and to identify predictors of potential parental misperceptions. Methods: We used data from the World H...
Socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep pa...
Musić Milanović, Sanja; Buoncristiano, Marta; Križan, Helena; Rathmes, Giulia; Williams, Julianne; Hyska, Jolanda; Duleva, Vesselka; Zamrazilová, HanaPhysical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep are important predictors of children's health. This paper aimed to investigate socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across the WHO European region. This cross-sectional study used data on 124,700 children aged 6 to 9 years from 24 countries participating in the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative between...
Mobilizing governments and society to combat obesity: Reflections on how data f...
Breda, João; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Victoria; Duleva, Vesselka; Galeone, Daniela; Heinen, Mirjam M.; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Menzano, Maria TeresaTo meet the need for regular and reliable data on the prevalence of overweight andobesity among children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) EuropeanChildhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established in 2007. Theresulting robust surveillance system has improved understanding of the public healthchallenge of childhood overweight and obesity in the WHO European Region. For the past decade...
A Snapshot of European Children’s Eating Habits: Results from the Fourth Round ...
Williams, Julianne; Buoncristiano, Marta; Nardone, Paola; Rito, Ana Isabel; Spinelli, Angela; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Kierkegaard, Lene; Nurk, EhaConsuming a healthy diet in childhood helps to protect against malnutrition and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This cross-sectional study described the diets of 132,489 children aged six to nine years from 23 countries participating in round four (2015-2017) of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Children's parents or caregivers were asked to complete a questionnaire that contai...