Application of a composite scoring protocol to identify factors that contribute to the risk of overweight and obesity in Irish children.

Aisling O'DonnellMaria BuffiniLaura KehoeAnne NugentJohn KearneyJanette WaltonAlbert FlynnBreige McNulty

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2022)

The use of a composite score is a beneficial means of identifying children at risk of overweight/obesity and may prove useful in the development of effective interventions to tackle childhood obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
young adults
physical activity
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
general practice
skeletal muscle