The MCS has ethical approval for all sweeps from the NHS Research Ethics Committee system and obtained informed consent from all participants [29]. Measures ACEs: We included eight commonly studied ACEs in early childhood (prior to age 3), as infancy and early childhood were seen as significant...
It is important to note that figures presented may not match exactly those published by NHS Digital. The reason for this is because we have used an enhanced dataset that also contains each pupils residential postcode. After excluding pupils not measured (for whatever reason) and those residing ou...
The authors report on the importance of clear communication both prior and post measurements to decrease worries and anxieties (e.g., what is going to happen during the measurement, what will happen afterwards, how to read a weight chart, who will have this information) but also to guide ...
Potential correlates of children’s total and prolonged SED included various child- and parent-related characteristics. Child characteristics included MVPA, BMI z-score, age, and gender. Trained researchers measured children’s weight and height. Weight was measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a cal...