A Comprehensive Review of School-Based Body Mass Index Screening Programs and Their Implications for School Health: Do the Controversies Accurately Reflect the Research?

2014 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique G. Ruggieri ◽  
Sarah B. Bass
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Health ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
School Based

Parents' Perceptions of and Responses to School‐Based Body Mass Index Screening Programs—A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina L. Tatum ◽  
Jessica M. Valenzuela ◽  
Roya A. Amirniroumand ◽  
Paula M. Brochu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Do Schools That Screen for Body Mass Index Have Recommended Safeguards in Place?

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Sliwa ◽  
Nancy D. Brener ◽  
Elizabeth A. Lundeen ◽  
Sarah M. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
School Health ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Disorder Identification

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that schools adopt 10 safeguards before launching a body mass index (BMI) screening program; however, little is known about schools’ safeguard adoption. Authors identified questions from the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study that aligned with 4 of the 10 safeguards to estimate safeguard prevalence among schools that screened students for BMI (40.7%, N = 223). Among these schools, 3.1% had all four safeguards and 56.5% had none or one. The most prevalent safeguard was having reliable and accurate equipment (54.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [46.1, 62.1]). Providing staff with appropriate expertise and training was the least prevalent; respondents in 26.4% (95% CI [17.1, 35.6]) of schools received recent training on weight status assessment, weight management, and eating disorder identification. School-based BMI screening is common, but adopting multiple recommended safeguards is not. Absent these safeguards, BMI screening programs may fall short of intended outcomes and potentially incur unintended consequences.

Abstract 17944: Effects of School-Based Interventions on Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Overview and Meta-analysis

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoon J Park ◽  
Randa Bakhet ◽  
Danica Karl ◽  
Fei Yuan ◽  
Eva Lonn
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Based Interventions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Dietary Modifications

Background: Childhood obesity is a major public health threat. Various school-based interventions (SBIs) to prevent obesity through physical activity and/or dietary modifications were implemented. However, the effectiveness of such SBIs remains unproven. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of SBIs. Methods: We searched for RCTs of SBIs published since 1990. To be eligible studies had to have an RCT design, to include children aged 6-18 years and SBIs were defined as non-pharmacological and non-surgical interventions carried out in a school setting with a minimum duration of 12 weeks. The primary outcome was change in body mass index (BMI. For each study the difference in the mean change in BMI between the intervention and the control groups was computed. The summary estimate for the difference in mean change in BMI and the 95% confidence interval (CI) was computed using a weighted inverse variance approach and a random- effects model. The I 2 statistic was used to test for heterogeneity. Results: Of 504 studies identified, 41 involving 42 430 participants met the inclusion criteria. SBIs varied greatly between studies by type, duration and delivery. In 10 RCTs the SBI focused on physical activity, in 6 on dietary modifications and in 25 on both physical activity and dietary modifications. SBIs duration ranged from 12 weeks to 4 years. There was no significant difference in mean BMI change between the intervention and the control groups (mean difference = -0.281kg/m 2 ; 95% CI -0.584 to 0.022), although there was significant heterogeneity between the RCTs’ findings (Figure). We found also no consistent impact on other measures of adiposity, physical activity patterns, dietary intakes and psychosocial health and wellbeing. Conclusions: SBIs had no substantial impact on BMI in children aged 6-18 years. Further research is needed to identify effective interventions to prevent childhood obesity.

Parents' Perceptions and Use of School-Based Body Mass Index Report Cards

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (11) ◽  
pp. 787-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla M. Jones ◽  
Michael C. Carnes ◽  
Thomas Adams ◽  
Lance G. Bryant ◽  
Brian Church ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Report Cards ◽  
School Based

Impact of school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on body mass index eight years after cessation of randomized controlled trial (AVall study)

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 2592-2598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Assumpta Recasens ◽  
Eva Xicola-Coromina ◽  
Josep-Maria Manresa ◽  
Pierre Antoine Ullmo ◽  
Bjarne Bruun Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
School Based ◽  
Nutrition And Physical Activity

Parent Reactions to a School-Based Body Mass Index Screening Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 216-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Bennett Johnson ◽  
Lorri L. Pilkington ◽  
Camilla Lamp ◽  
Jianghua He ◽  
Larry C. Deeb
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Childhood body mass index and multiple sclerosis risk: a long-term cohort study

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1323-1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassandra L Munger ◽  
Joan Bentzen ◽  
Bjarne Laursen ◽  
Egon Stenager ◽  
Nils Koch-Henriksen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Health ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards Models ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Unit Increase

Background: Obesity in late adolescence has been associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS); however, it is not known if body size in childhood is associated with MS risk. Methods: Using a prospective design we examined whether body mass index (BMI) at ages 7–13 years was associated with MS risk among 302,043 individuals in the Copenhagen School Health Records Register (CSHRR). Linking the CSHRR with the Danish MS registry yielded 774 MS cases (501 girls, 273 boys). We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Among girls, at each age 7–13 years, a one-unit increase in BMI z-score was associated with an increased risk of MS (HRage 7=1.20, 95% CI: 1.10–1.30; HRage 13=1.18, 95% CI: 1.08–1.28). Girls who were ≥95th percentile for BMI had a 1.61–1.95-fold increased risk of MS as compared to girls <85th percentile. The associations were attenuated in boys. The pooled HR for a one-unit increase in BMI z-score at age 7 years was 1.17 (95% CI: 1.09–1.26) and at age 13 years was 1.15 (95% CI: 1.07–1.24). Conclusion: Having a high BMI in early life is a risk factor for MS, but the mechanisms underlying the association remain to be elucidated.

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