Design and Objectives of the South American Youth/Child Cardiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) Study

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Carvalho, Heraclito Barbosa ; Alberto Moreno, Luis ; Silva, Andrew Mello ; Berg, Gabriela ; Estrada-Restrepo, Alejandro ; Ines Gonzalez-Zapata, Laura ; De Miguel-Etayo, Pilar ; Alberto Delgado, Carlos ; Isabel Bove, Maria ; Rosario de Sousa, Maria da Luz ; Torres-Leal, Francisco Leonardo ; Forjaz, Claudia L. M. ; Ferreira De Moraes, Augusto Cesar ; SAYCARE Study Grp

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: OBESITY; v. 26, p. 9-pg., 2018-03-01.

Abstract

ObjectiveThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the overarching study design of the South American Youth/Child Cardiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) study, which is an observational multicenter feasibility study held in seven South American cities: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lima (Peru), Medellin (Colombia), Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago (Chile), and SAo Paulo and Teresina (Brazil). Children and adolescents (3-17 years of age) were studied. MethodsThe data management systems, quality assurance monitoring activities, standardized operating procedure manuals, and training and study management are addressed in this paper. Various quality controls to ensure the collection of valid and reliable data are also discussed. Results and ConclusionsData were obtained from 237 preschoolers and schoolchildren and 258 adolescents during the validation phase measurements. The results of the SAYCARE study are expected to provide higher accuracy in the assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors, including eating behaviors, body composition, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, lipid profiles and cardiovascular health biomarkers, oral health, social conditions, environmental factors and home environment, and their determinants in children and adolescents from ages 3 to 17 in seven South American cities. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/11468-6 - Design and implementation of the SAYCARE Study: South American Youth/Child Cardiovascular and Environmental Study
• Grantee: Heraclito Barbosa de Carvalho
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/14319-4 - Energy balance-related behaviors in the SAYCARE study - compared and agreement to objective measurement and self-reported: a validation statistical methods
• Grantee: Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 14/13367-2 - Design and implementation of methods to assess behaviors related to energy balance in children/adolescents in a multicenter study: SAYCARE study
• Grantee: Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 17/15546-0 - Design and Objectives of the South American Youth/Child cARdiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) Study
• Grantee: Heraclito Barbosa de Carvalho
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants - Publications - Scientific article
• FAPESP's process: 15/11406-3 - SAYCARE study: South American youth/child cardiovascular and environmental study
• Grantee: Heraclito Barbosa de Carvalho
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International