Mandic, Sandra
Khan, Asaduzzaman
García Bengoechea, Enrique
Coppell, Kirsten J.
Spence, John C.
Smith, Melody
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Council of New Zealand (19/173, 19/173, 19/173, 19/173, 19/173)
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand (1602 and 1615, 1602 and 1615, 1602 and 1615)
Lottery Health Research Grant, New Zealand (Applic 341129, Applic 341129, Applic 341129)
University of Otago Research Grant (UORG 2014, UORG 2014)
Dunedin City Council
University of Otago (Internal grants)
Article History
Received: 14 September 2023
Accepted: 5 January 2024
First Online: 16 January 2024
Declarations
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: Research protocols and both projects received ethical approval from the University of Otago Human Ethics Committee (BEATS: 13/203; BEATS Natural Experiment: 17/188) and Auckland University of Technology Ethics Committee (BEATS Natural Experiment: 21/314). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Written informed consent was obtained from all adolescent participants prior to participation. For adolescents under 16 years of age, parental opt-in or opt-out informed consent was used in the BEATS Study, based on the school’s preference. Parental consent was not required in the BEATS Natural Experiment.
: Not applicable.
: Sandra Mandic is the founder and the director of the research consultancy AGILE Research Ltd. (www.agileresearch.nz) and the Team Leader Transport Strategy at Wellington City Council (Wellington, New Zealand). Other authors have no conflict of interest.