Is there an association between early weight status and utility-based health-related quality of life in young children?
Eng Joo TanVictoria BrownStavros PetrouMario D'SouzaMarjory L MoodieLi Ming WenLouise A BaurChris RisselAlison J HayesPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
Alternative approaches for capturing the effects of weight status in the preschool years on preference-based HRQoL outcomes should be tested. The application of the QALY framework to economic evaluations of obesity-related interventions in young children should also consider longitudinal effects over the life-course. Clinical Trial Registration The Healthy Beginnings Trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRNO12607000168459).