Observational studyEuropean journal of pediatrics2026
Does participation in a 1-year family-centered lifestyle intervention affect school absence in children with obesity? A 9-year cohort study.
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Abstract
Childhood obesity is associated with adverse health consequences and psychosocial outcomes including increased school absence. While lifestyle interventions have some effects in reducing BMI in children with obesity, little is known about potential effects on school absence after lifestyle interventions. This observational cohort study examined changes in school absence among 778 children aged 5-8 years living with obesity, comparing those enrolled in a 1-year family-centered lifestyle intervention (n = 287) with those not invited (n = 491). Data collected from 2010 to 2020 were analyzed using linear regression models to investigate total school absence, illness-related absence, and illegal absence for each year following inclusion. No significant differences in school absence were found between groups in the adjusted model in any of the years following the intervention. In both groups, total school absence peaked in year 7 (6.2% (CI = 4.52-7.86) vs 5.0% (CI = 3.67-6.37), respectively). Illness-related absence accounted for the largest proportion of total absence.
conclusionThis study did not identify differences in school absence for children with obesity participating in a lifestyle intervention as compared to children not invited to participate. Future research should examine the effects of longer interventions and interventions more targeted towards school absenteeism. WHAT IS KNOWN: • Children with obesity are more likely to be absent from school than their peers. • Lifestyle interventions have shown some effect in reducing BMI in children with obesity. WHAT IS NEW: • No difference in school absence was found between children living with obesity participating in a 1-year family-centered lifestyle intervention, compared to children with obesity not invited to participate in the intervention. • Danish children with obesity experience higher rates of school absence than their peers.
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