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Baseline data were collected in 2020 and included information on pupils (sociodemographic characteristics, health status, clinical conditions, personal medical history, sleep patterns, dietary consumption, lifestyles, environmental factors and laboratory test results on micronutrient status, lipid profile, thyroid function, renal function and metabolic status) and their parents (demographic characteristics, medical history, pregnancy status and lifestyle factors including smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity). The primary growth and development outcomes include anthropometric measures (height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference) and pubertal development (Tanner staging). Secondary outcomes include metabolic health, nutritional status, sleep quality and the prevalence of common childhood conditions (such as myopia, dental caries and asthma). Annual follow-up assessments with repeated measures were scheduled. All data were collected during baseline and follow-up periods through questionnaires, established instruments, standard physical examinations and routine laboratory tests. Sex differences in baseline data were evaluated using independent t-tests for continuous variables and \u03c72 or Fisher\u2019s exact tests for categorical variables where appropriate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings to date<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The baseline child population included 1363 boys and 1132 girls (mean age 6.44 years). The mean body mass index of the children at baseline was 16.44\u2009kg\/m\u00b2, and the mean waist-to-hip ratio was 0.81. Compared with girls, boys exhibited a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity (40.8% vs 31.4%, p&lt;0.001) and higher rates of asthma (2.9% vs 1.1%, p=0.002) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (5.9% vs 2.1%, p&lt;0.001). Conversely, girls had higher rates of vitamin D deficiency (50.5% vs 40.1%, p&lt;0.001) and abnormal urine findings (17.2% vs 0.4%, p&lt;0.001). The overall prevalence of dental caries was high (60.2%), whereas the prevalence of myopia (12.6%) was lower than the national estimates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Future plans<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SCAHC is an ongoing prospective cohort that provides rich information for identifying the multimodal determinants of children\u2019s growth and development. 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