Assessment of diet, physical activity and biological, social and environmental factors in a multi-centre European project on diet- and lifestyle-related disorders in children (IDEFICS)
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2006
Citazione:
Assessment of diet, physical activity and biological, social and environmental factors in a multi-centre European project on diet- and lifestyle-related disorders in children (IDEFICS) / K. Bammann, J. Peplies, M. Sjostrom, L. Lissner, S. De Henauw, C. Galli, L. Iacoviello, V. Krogh, S. Marild, I. Pigeot, Y. Pitsiladis, H. Pohlabeln, L. Reisch, A. Siani, W. Ahrens, on behalf of the IDEFICS Consortium. - In: ZEITSCHRIFT FüR GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN. - ISSN 0943-1853. - 14:5(2006), pp. 279-289. [10.1007/s10389-006-0058-0]
Abstract:
Obesity is a major public health problem in
developed countries. We present a European project, called Identification and Prevention of Dietary and Lifestyle induced
Health Effects in Children and Infants (IDEFICS),
that focuses on diet- and lifestyle-related diseases in
children. This paper outlines methodological aspects and
means of quality control in IDEFICS. IDEFICS will use a
multi-centre survey design of a population-based cohort of
about 17,000 2- to 10-year-old children in nine European
countries (Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Spain and Sweden). The project will
investigate the impact of dietary factors such as food
intake activity, psychosocial factors and genetic factors on the
development of obesity and other selected diet- and
lifestyle-related disorders. An intervention study will be
set up in pre-school and primary school settings in eight of the survey centres. Standardised survey instruments will be designed during the first phase of the project and applied in
the surveys by all centres. Standard operation procedures (SOPs) will be developed, as well as a plan for training the
personnel involved in the surveys. These activities will be
accompanied by a quality control strategy that will
encompass the evaluation of process and result quality
throughout the project. IDEFICS will develop comparable
Europe-wide health indicators and instruments for data
collection among young children. Establishment of a new
European cohort within IDEFICS will provide a unique
opportunity to document the development of the obesity
epidemic in the current generation of young Europeans and
investigate the impact of primary prevention in European
children populations
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Children's health; Diet; Europe; Lifestyle; Methods
Elenco autori:
K. Bammann, J. Peplies, M. Sjostrom, L. Lissner, S. De Henauw, C. Galli, L. Iacoviello, V. Krogh, S. Marild, I. Pigeot, Y. Pitsiladis, H. Pohlabeln, L. Reisch, A. Siani, W. Ahrens, O. behalf of the IDEFICS Consortium
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