The goal of this observational study is to investigate differences in attained BMI and the proportion of overweight/obesity at school entrance in children who attended kindergartens actively delivering a community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention compared to children who attended usual care kindergartens. Further questions it aims to answer are: * Explore the prevalence of attainted overweight/obesity in children at six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention compared with usual care kindergartens. * Explore the development of obesity, overweight and normal weight in children from three-, four- to six years of age, who attended kindergartens delivering intervention.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,000
The intervention involving measurements of children aged three- to four-years old in kindergartens, parents of the children had the opportunity of individual contact with a community health nurse, and education to kindergartens manager and employees e.g. pedagogues and kitchen staff. as well to parents of children in kindergartens.
BMI after school entrance at 6 years of age
Differences in attained BMI after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2 for sex and age.
Time frame: 2018-2023
Proportion of children with overweight/obesity at 6 years of age
The proportion of overweight/obesity after school entrance will be defined as weight and height combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2 for sex and age. The proportion of overweight/obesity will be defined as BMIz≥1
Time frame: 2018-2023
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