The Danish SoL Project: Effects of a Multi-Component Community-Based Health Promotion Intervention on Prevention of Overweight among 3–8-Year-Old Children

Tine Buch-Andersen, Frank Eriksson, Paul Bloch, Charlotte Glümer, Bent Egberg Mikkelsen and Ulla Toft
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Tine Buch-Andersen: Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Frank Eriksson: Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark
Paul Bloch: Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Niels Steensens Vej 2, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark
Charlotte Glümer: Center for Diabetes, Copenhagen Municipality, Vesterbrogade 121, 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark
Bent Egberg Mikkelsen: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen University, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Ulla Toft: Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of a multi-component community-based health promotion intervention on body mass index (BMI) z-scores and waist circumference (WC) in three- to eight-year-old children. A quasi-experimental design was adopted to evaluate the effects of the SoL intervention involving three intervention and three control communities. The 19-month intervention was based on the supersetting approach and was designed to promote healthier eating and physical activity among children and their families. BMI z-scores and WC were measured at baseline and follow-up. At baseline, 238 (54%) and 214 (51%) of all eligible children were measured from intervention and control, respectively. The change over time in the BMI z-scores of children from the intervention group was significantly different from that of the control group ( p = 0.001). BMI z-scores increased over time in the intervention group in contrast to the control group, whose BMI z-scores decreased (difference in change between groups 0.19 z-scores 95% CI 0.08, 0.30). No significant differences were observed for WC. The results showed no favourable effects of the intervention of Project SoL on BMI z-scores and WC in children. Further studies based on a larger sample size and a longer intervention duration are needed.

Keywords: BMI; anthropometry; children; health promotion; multi-component; community; intervention study; Denmark; supersetting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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