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Table 4 Family sports treatment strategies according to age and the degree obesity in children

From: Family sports interventions for the treatment of obesity in childhood: a meta-analysis

Age group

Degree of obesity

Basic training

Intensive

Infant (< 2 years old)

Weight for height > 95th pc

Preventive precautions

Preventive precautions

Early Childhood (2–5 years)

BMI 5–84th pc

Preventive precautions

Preventive precautions

 

BMI 85–94th pc risk \(\emptyset\)

Preventive precautions

Preventive precautions

 

BMI 85–94th pc risk

Step 1

Step 2

 

Present

  
 

BMI > 95th pc

Step 1

Step 3

Childhood (6–14 years)

BMI 5–84th pc

Preventive precautions

Preventive

 

BMI 85–94th pc risk \(\emptyset\)

Preventive precautions

precautions

 

BMI 85–94th pc risk

Step 1

Preventive

 

Present

 

precautions

 

BMI 95–99th pc

Step 1

Step 2

 

BMI > 99th pc

Step 1

 
  

Parents participate in the selection of the second or third steps

Step 3

  

Step 3

  

Parents participate in the fourth step of choice

  1. The Korean Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Obesity Group classified obesity treatment and exercise strategies in four steps