Children’s Body composition and Stress – the ChiBS study: aims, design, methods, population and participation characteristics

Archives of Public Health

Nathalie Michels¹  Barbara Vanaelst²  Krishna Vyncke²  Isabelle Sioen²  Inge Huybrechts¹  Tineke De Vriendt²  Stefaan De Henauw³ 

[1] Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 2 Blok A, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Research Foundation – Flanders, Egmontstraat 5, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

[3] Department of Health Sciences, Vesalius, Hogeschool Gent, Keramiekstraat 80, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

关键词: Sleep;    Physical activity;    Food habits;    Questionnaire;    Heart rate variability;    Cortisol;    Obesity;    Body composition;    Child;    Stress;   

Others  :  791105
DOI  :  10.1186/0778-7367-70-17

 received in 2011-12-23, accepted in 2012-07-09,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

The last decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased. Apart from other lifestyle factors, the effect of chronic psychosocial stress on the development of obesity has been recognized. However, more research is needed into the influence of chronic stress on appetite regulation, energy balance and body composition, as well as on the interaction with physical activity/sedentary behavior, diet and sleep in children. In this regard, the ChiBS study (Children’s Body composition and Stress) was designed at the Ghent University. Within this paper, we describe the aims, design, methods, participation and population characteristics of the ChiBS study.

Methods

The influence of chronic stress on changes in body composition is investigated over a two-year follow-up period (February-June 2010, 2011 and 2012) in primary-school children between 6 and 12 years old in the city Aalter (Flanders, Belgium).

Stress is measured by child- and parent-reported stress-questionnaires, as well as by objective stress biomarkers (serum, salivary and hair cortisol) and heart rate variability. Body composition is evaluated using basic anthropometric measurements and air displacement plethysmography. Additional information on socio-economic status, medical history, physical activity, dietary intake and sleep are obtained by questionnaires, and physical activity by accelerometers.

Results

The participation percentage was 68.7% (N = 523/761), with 71.3% of the children willing to participate in the first follow-up survey. Drop-out proportions were highest for serum sampling (12.1%), salivary sampling (8.3%) and heart rate variability measurements (7.4%).

Discussion

The ChiBS project is unique in its setting: its standardized and longitudinal approach provides valuable data and new insights into the relationship between stress and changes in body composition in a large cohort of young children. In addition, this study allows an in-depth investigation of the validity of the different methods that were used to assess stress levels in children.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Michels et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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