000069945 001__ 69945 000069945 005__ 20190709135536.0 000069945 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018241 000069945 0248_ $$2sideral$$a105092 000069945 037__ $$aART-2017-105092 000069945 041__ $$aeng 000069945 100__ $$aGarrido-Miguel, M. 000069945 245__ $$aPrevalence and trends of thinness, overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 3-18 years across Europe: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis 000069945 260__ $$c2017 000069945 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000069945 5203_ $$aIntroduction Increasing prevalence of both thinness and excess weight during childhood and adolescence is a significant public health issue because of short-term health consequences and long-term tracking of weight status. Monitoring weight status in Europe may serve to identify countries and regions where rates of these disorders are either slowing down or increasing to evaluate recent policies aimed at appropriate body weight, and to direct future interventions. This study protocol provides a standardised and transparent methodology to improve estimating trends of thinness, overweight and obesity in children aged 3-18 years and adolescents across the European region between 2000 and 2017. Methods and analysis This protocol is guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) and the Cochrane Collaboration Handbook. To identify relevant studies, a search will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and Web of Science databases. From the selected studies, relevant references will be screened as supplemental sources. Finally, open search in websites from health institutions will be conducted to identify weight status data not published in scientific journals. Cross-sectional, follow-up studies and panel surveys reporting weight status (objectively measured height and weight) according to the International Obesity Task Force criteria, and written in English or Spanish will be included. Subgroup analyses will be carried out by gender, age, study year and country or European region. Discussion This study will provide a comprehensive description of weight status of children and adolescents across Europe from 2000 to 2017. The results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal. This study will use data exclusively from published research or institutional literature, so institutional ethical approval is not required. 000069945 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000069945 590__ $$a2.413$$b2017 000069945 591__ $$aMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL$$b43 / 154 = 0.279$$c2017$$dQ2$$eT1 000069945 592__ $$a1.372$$b2017 000069945 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2017$$dQ1 000069945 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/review$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000069945 700__ $$aCavero-Redondo, I. 000069945 700__ $$aAlvarez-Bueno, C. 000069945 700__ $$aRodriguez-Artalejo, F. 000069945 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0454-653X$$aMoreno Aznar, L.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000069945 700__ $$aRuiz, J.R. 000069945 700__ $$aMartinez-Vizcaino, V. 000069945 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería 000069945 773__ $$g7, 12 (2017), 018241[7 pp]$$pBMJ Open$$tBMJ open$$x2044-6055 000069945 85641 $$uhttp://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/7/12/e018241.full.pdf$$zTexto completo de la revista 000069945 8564_ $$s618840$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/69945/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000069945 8564_ $$s104624$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/69945/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000069945 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:69945$$particulos$$pdriver 000069945 951__ $$a2019-07-09-12:04:56 000069945 980__ $$aARTICLE