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. 2015 Aug 13:2:29.
doi: 10.1186/s40608-015-0060-6. eCollection 2015.

Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR): baseline descriptive statistics and comparison to Canadian norms

Mark S Tremblay  1   2 , Min Feng #  3 , Didier Garriguet #  4 , Geoff D C Ball #  5 , Annick Buchholz #  6 , Jean-Pierre Chanoine #  7 , Marie Lambert #  8 , Katherine M Morrison  9
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Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR): baseline descriptive statistics and comparison to Canadian norms

Mark S Tremblay et al. BMC Obes. .

Abstract

Background: A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of establishing a multi-site CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR) containing individual, family and weight management program information.

Methods: Standardized baseline data were collected to characterize CANPWR participants (n = 310) in comparison to a sample of age-matched Canadian children measured in the nationally representative Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS; n = 3,788). This study compared demographic, anthropometric, cardiometabolic and lifestyle characteristics of participants (aged 6-17 years) in the CANPWR pilot study with those from the CHMS.

Results: Compared to CHMS respondents, CANPWR participants had higher BMI z-score, waist circumference, blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and fasting glucose, and lower HDL cholesterol. They reported lower sugared drink consumption, were more likely to be non-white and had parents with lower education.

Conclusions: The CANPWR cohort represents a group that has biological and behavioral profiles that place them at increased health risk and who differ significantly from typical Canadians of the same age.

Keywords: Child; Health; Obesity; Overweight; Risk factor; Youth.

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