TY - JOUR
T1 - The international study of childhood obesity, lifestyle and the environment (ISCOLE)
T2 - Design and methods
AU - Katzmarzyk, Peter T
AU - Barreira, Tiago V
AU - Broyles, Stephanie T
AU - Champagne, Catherine M
AU - Chaput, Jean-Philippe
AU - Fogelholm, Mikael
AU - Hu, Gang
AU - Johnson, William D
AU - Kuriyan, Rebecca
AU - Kurpad, Anura
AU - Lambert, Estelle V
AU - Maher, Carol
AU - Maia, José
AU - Matsudo, Victor
AU - Olds, Tim
AU - Onywera, Vincent
AU - Sarmiento, Olga L
AU - Standage, Martyn
AU - Tremblay, Mark S
AU - Tudor-Locke, Catrine
AU - Zhao, Pei
AU - Church, Timothy S
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The primary aim of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) was to determine the relationships between lifestyle behaviours and obesity in a multi-national study of children, and to investigate the influence of higher-order characteristics such as behavioural settings, and the physical, social and policy environments, on the observed relationships within and between countries.Methods/designThe targeted sample included 6000 10-year old children from 12 countries in five major geographic regions of the world (Europe, Africa, the Americas, South-East Asia, and the Western Pacific). The protocol included procedures to collect data at the individual level (lifestyle, diet and physical activity questionnaires, accelerometry), family and neighborhood level (parental questionnaires), and the school environment (school administrator questionnaire and school audit tool). A standard study protocol was developed for implementation in all regions of the world. A rigorous system of training and certification of study personnel was developed and implemented, including web-based training modules and regional in-person training meetings.
AB - The primary aim of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) was to determine the relationships between lifestyle behaviours and obesity in a multi-national study of children, and to investigate the influence of higher-order characteristics such as behavioural settings, and the physical, social and policy environments, on the observed relationships within and between countries.Methods/designThe targeted sample included 6000 10-year old children from 12 countries in five major geographic regions of the world (Europe, Africa, the Americas, South-East Asia, and the Western Pacific). The protocol included procedures to collect data at the individual level (lifestyle, diet and physical activity questionnaires, accelerometry), family and neighborhood level (parental questionnaires), and the school environment (school administrator questionnaire and school audit tool). A standard study protocol was developed for implementation in all regions of the world. A rigorous system of training and certification of study personnel was developed and implemented, including web-based training modules and regional in-person training meetings.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-900
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-900
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-13-900
M3 - Article
C2 - 24079373
SN - 1471-2458
VL - 13
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
IS - 1
M1 - 900
ER -