Cochrane · systematic review · CD015330
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old
Spiga, F, Tomlinson, E, Davies, AL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
21
current version
GRADE rated
21
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 23.8%Low 10 · 47.6%Moderate 4 · 19%High 2 · 9.5%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Dietary interventions compared with control
Population: children aged 12 to 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 605 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 900 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
BMI long term (> 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 3154 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 112 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI long term (> 15 months) Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1089 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Dietary interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 377 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Activity interventions compared with control
Population: children aged 12 to 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1780 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 2143 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
BMI long term (> 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 985 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 4718 participants | High |
zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 5335 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
zBMI long term (> 15 months) Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 985 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 5428 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Dietary and activity interventions compared with control
Population: children aged 12 to 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 3429 participants | High |
BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 5612 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
BMI long term (> 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 8736 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 515 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 3511 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
zBMI long term (> 15 months) Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 8430 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Serious adverse events Dietary and activity interventions vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 2394 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |