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Childhood Transitions Between Weight Status Categories: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

Olu OnyimaduNerys M AstburyFelix AchanaStavros PetrouMara Violato
Published in: PharmacoEconomics (2024)
Our models generated estimates of bodyweight status transitions in a representative UK childhood population. Compared to our scenario models (i.e., time-homogeneous transition rates), our base-case model fits the observed data best, indicating a non-time-homogeneous pattern in transitions between bodyweight categories during childhood. Transition hazards varied significantly by age and across subpopulations, suggesting that conducting subgroup-specific cost-effectiveness analyses of childhood weight management interventions will optimize decision-making.
Keyphrases
  • early life
  • physical activity
  • decision making
  • childhood cancer
  • body mass index
  • cross sectional
  • weight loss
  • randomized controlled trial
  • machine learning