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Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based obesity interventions in mainland China

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  • Lin Feng
  • Dong-Mei Wei
  • Shen-Ting Lin
  • Ralph Maddison
  • Cliona Ni Mhurchu
  • Yannan Jiang
  • Yang Gao
  • Hai-Jun Wang

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Background: Numerous school-based interventions for childhood obesity have been emerging in mainland China in recent decades, but little is known about the effectiveness of such interventions. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of school-based interventions for childhood obesity conducted in mainland China. Methods: A systematic search was undertaken in eight databases to identify both randomized and non-randomized controlled trials from January 1990 to December 2015 examining the effectiveness of school-based obesity interventions. A random effects meta-analysis was conducted assessing the impact of included interventions on (body mass index) BMI. The quality of each included studies were assessed using Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool. A P value

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  • Lin Feng & Dong-Mei Wei & Shen-Ting Lin & Ralph Maddison & Cliona Ni Mhurchu & Yannan Jiang & Yang Gao & Hai-Jun Wang, 2017. "Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based obesity interventions in mainland China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(9), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0184704
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184704
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    1. Karine Brito Beck da Silva & Naiá Ortelan & Sheila Giardini Murta & Isabel Sartori & Ricardo David Couto & Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone & Maurício Lima Barreto & Megan Jones Bell & Craig Barr Taylor , 2019. "Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits: The Results from a School Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-18, May.
    2. Haiquan Wang & Yanxing Zhou & Holly Blake & Kaushik Chattopadhyay, 2022. "School-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial in Yangzhou, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-23, January.

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