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The relationship between childcare and adiposity, body mass and obesity-related risk factors: protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies
- Source :
- Systematic Reviews
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2016.
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Abstract
- Background The rising prevalence of obesity, particularly in childhood, is a global public health emergency. There is some evidence that exposure to non-parental childcare before age 6 years is associated with subsequent development of obesity and obesity-related behaviours such as physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, diet and stress, although these findings are inconsistent. It is possible that the relationship between early childcare and later obesity and obesity-related behaviours depends on characteristics of childcare exposure such as type (i.e. informal versus formal care), duration (i.e. number of years spent in childcare), intensity (e.g. number of hours per week) and timing (i.e. age of onset of childcare) of care received. The relationship may also be moderated by socio-demographic characteristics of children and their families. We will conduct a systematic review exploring longitudinal associations between childcare (type, duration, intensity and timing) and measures of adiposity and body mass, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, diet and stress. We will also assess whether these relationships vary by socio-demographic factors. Methods We will include studies that explore longitudinal associations between childcare attendance in children aged
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatric Obesity
Time Factors
Physical activity
Medicine (miscellaneous)
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Body weight
Stress
Body Mass Index
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
medicine
Protocol
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Obesity
Child Care
Adiposity
Protocol (science)
business.industry
Childcare
Public health
Body Weight
Attendance
Sedentary behaviour
medicine.disease
3. Good health
Diet
Body mass
Daycare
Child, Preschool
Age of onset
business
Sleep
Body mass index
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Systematic Reviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4e3a2e8d5613c2dc5ea3955304229d3c