Open AccessHealth trajectories of children with severe obesity attending a weight management program
Author(s) -
Annick Buchholz,
Andrea L. Howard,
Katherine Baldwin,
Nicole G. Hammond,
Charmaine Mohipp,
Jane Rutherford,
Fatima Kazoun,
Laurie Clark,
Kristi B. Adamo,
Gary S. Goldfield,
Stasia Hadjiyannakis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxz088
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , mental health , obesity , quality of life (healthcare) , weight management , anxiety , population , gerontology , depression (economics) , pediatrics , overweight , psychiatry , environmental health , nursing , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
The objective of the present study is to examine physical and mental health trajectories of change in youth with severe obesity attending a tertiary care weight management program. It was predicted that younger children would show favourable changes in body mass index (BMI), markers of cardiovascular health, quality of life, and mental health.