Participants
cardiometabolic diseases, obesity, diabetes
OBESITY, DIABETES, PRE-DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, DYSLIPIDEMIA
In the original RCT, data was collected from one class of each grade (grades four to six) in all participating schools, with most children being 8–13 years old. For a child to participate in the RCT, the following inclusion criteria had to be met: (1) having written consent from a guardian and oral assent from child, (2) not been enrolled in other clinical trials, and (3) have been cleared to participate by a qualified healthcare professional.As reported in the first section of the flow diagram (Participant flow diagram.For the follow-up study, a sub-cohort of children was selected and included in the study if they (1) had participated in the RCT baseline and post-intervention assessments; (2) based on the baseline records presented at least one of the following cardiometabolic diseases: (i) overweight or obesity, (ii) elevated BP or hypertension, (iii) pre-diabetes or diabetes, (iv) borderline or dyslipidemia, based on age-standardized guidelines; and (3) had given consent. The second section of 