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

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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 (nā€‰=ā€‰310) in comparison to a sample of age-matched Canadian children measured in the nationally representative Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS; nā€‰=ā€‰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.

authors

  • Tremblay, Mark S
  • Feng, Min
  • Garriguet, Didier
  • Ball, Geoff DC
  • Buchholz, Annick
  • Chanoine, Jean-Pierre
  • Lambert, Marie
  • Morrison, Katherine

publication date

  • December 2015