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Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in Poland: Implementation of Two Rounds of the Study in the Context of International Methodological Assumptions


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Figure 1

Geographical distribution of schools in Poland participating in COSI 2016.
Geographical distribution of schools in Poland participating in COSI 2016.

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Geographical distribution of schools in Poland participating in COSI 2018.
Geographical distribution of schools in Poland participating in COSI 2018.

Research areas and items of the COSI study in Poland in 2015–2016 and 2017–2018 survey round

Research area Main indicators Survey round1
2015–2016 2017–2018
Child Record Form (MF)2

Child identification data Date of birth M M
Age, in months V V
Sex M M
Place of residence M M

Anthropometric examination procedure Date of measurement M M
Time of measurement V V
Breakfast consumption on the day of measurement M M*
Meal before measurement M M
Child consent M M
Reason for child refusal V V
Type of clothes during measurement M M

Measurement items Body weight (kg) M M
Body height (cm) M M
Waist circumference (cm) V V
Hip circumference (cm) V V
Blood pressure (mmHg), percentiles N N
Heart rate (bmp) N

Parent Record Form (VF)2

General information about child Sex M M
Date of birth M M
Birth weight (g) M M
Whether breastfed M M*
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding M M*
Child's order (e.g. first, second, only child, etc.) N
Pregnancy order N
Length of pregnancy M M*

Child's behaviour characteristics Distance from school to home M M
Transport from/to school (e.g. by bus, car, foot, etc.) M M*
Participation in sport clubs and extracurricular physical activities, hours per week M M
Time spent on physical activity M M
Time spent on homework M M
Sedentary behaviours (screen time) M M*
Breakfast consumption M M
Food frequency questionnaire M M*
Sleep duration (school days) M M
Place of hot meal consumption N N
Type of diet (e.g. vegetarian, lactose-free) N N

Family environment Joint family-based sport activities (mother, father and siblings) N
Other joint family activities N
Family meals (breakfast, dinner and supper) N
Parental feeding practices (e.g. pressure to eat, restriction and monitoring of education) N

Family communication N

Parent/family members’ health Diagnosed diseases (high blood pressure, hormonal problems, diabetes and altered cholesterol levels)
Parents’ weight and height M M
Self-rated health N
Life satisfaction N
Vitality N
Spirituality N
Purpose in life N

Parent/family members’ health and risk behaviour Tobacco smoking (lifetime/past 12 months) N
Alcohol use N
Physical activity N

Child health Chronic conditions and medicine use N
Child's weight perception N

Family's socioeconomic status Perceived family wealth M M
Family structure M
Number of family members younger and older than 18 years of age M
Parents’ education M M
Parents’ work status M M*
House/flat ownership M

Other information Child's/parent's country of birth M
Parents’ language of communication M

School Record Form (VF)2

Identification data Respondent position M M
School name M M
Address M M
School location M M

Information on participating classes/pupils Number of classes selected per grade M M
Number of pupils selected/examined M M
Number of pupils selected but not examined (reason of refusal) M M

School environment Physical education lessons M M
School playground/gym M M
Open access to school physical activity infrastructure V V
Extracurricular sport activities/classes at school V V
Access to school bus V V
Road safety around school V V
Food and beverages availability M M
Health promotion/health education at school M M
School canteen M M
School shop/buffet V V
Vending machine M M

Prohibition of junk food advertisement at school M M

COSI countries from 2007 to 2019

Country Round of data collection
2007–2008 2009–2010 2011–2012 2015–2017 2018–2019***
Albania X* X X
Armenia X
Austria X X
Belgium X X X
Bulgaria** X X X X X
Croatia X X
Cyprus X X X X
The Czech Republic X X X X X
Denmark X X
Estonia X X
Finland X X
France X
Georgia X X
Germany X
Greece X X X X
Hungary X X X
Ireland X X X X X
Italy X X X X X
Kazakhstan X
Kyrgyzstan X X
Latvia X X X X X
Lithuania X X X X X
Malta X X X X X
Monaco X
Montenegro X X
The Netherlands
Norway X X X X X
Poland X X
Portugal X X X X X
Republic of Moldova X
Romania X X X
The Russian Federation X X
San Marino X X X
Serbia X X
Slovakia X X
Slovenia X X X X X
Spain X X X X
Sweden X X X X
Tajikistan X X
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X X X X
Turkey X X X
Turkmenistan X X
Uzbekistan X
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