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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018

Is there an association between early weight status and utility-based health-related quality of life in young children?

Eng Joo Tan, Victoria Brown, Stavros Petrou, Mario D'Souza, Marjory L Moodie, Li Ming Wen, Louise A Baur, Chris Rissel, Alison J Hayes

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Methods for the economic evaluation of obesity prevention dietary interventions in children: A systematic review and critical appraisal of the evidence.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
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Eng Joo TanThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. a.tan@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-4404
Victoria BrownThe NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in The Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Stavros PetrouThe NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in The Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Mario D'SouzaThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Marjory L MoodieThe NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in The Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Li Ming WenThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Louise A BaurThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Chris RisselThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Alison J HayesThe University of Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.

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Medical Research Council G0501681Medical Research Council G0700452National Health and Medical Research Council 1003780National Health and Medical Research Council 1101675National Health and Medical Research Council 393112
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purposeFew studies focus on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of preschool children with overweight or obesity. This is relevant for evaluation of obesity prevention trials using a quality-adjusted life year (QALY) framework. This study examined the association between weight status in the preschool years and HRQoL at age 5 years, using a preference-based instrument.

methodsHRQoL [based on parent proxy version of the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3)] and weight status were measured in children born in Australia between 2007 and 2009. Children's health status was scored across eight attributes of the HUI3-vision, hearing, speech, ambulation, dexterity, emotion, cognition and pain, and these were used to calculate a multi-attribute utility score. Ordinary least squares (OLS), Tobit and two-part regressions were used to model the association between weight status and multi-attribute utility.

resultsOf the 368 children for whom weight status and HUI3 data were available, around 40% had overweight/obesity. After adjusting for child's sex, maternal education, marital status and household income, no significant association between weight status in the preschool years and multi-attribute utility scores at 5 years was found.

conclusionsAlternative approaches for capturing the effects of weight status in the preschool years on preference-based HRQoL outcomes should be tested. The application of the QALY framework to economic evaluations of obesity-related interventions in young children should also consider longitudinal effects over the life-course. Clinical Trial Registration The Healthy Beginnings Trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRNO12607000168459).

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Health StatusQuality of LifeAustraliaBody WeightChild, PreschoolCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleObesityParentsPediatric ObesityQuality-Adjusted Life YearsChild healthChildhood obesityHealth-related quality of lifeHUIObesityUtility

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