Association Between Weight Promoting Medication Use and Weight Status Among Children and Adolescents in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to 1) examine the prevalence of prescription medication use overall and 2) examine the association between weight promoting medication (WPM) use by therapeutic class and weight status among a nationally representative sample of the children and adolescents in the United States. This study also further investigated antidepressant medication use among this population.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2013 to 2018. Children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 years were included in this study.

Results

Of the 68,057,468 derived participants (34,507,154 [50.7%] male; 33,564,059 [49.3%] aged 2-10 years; 34,905,058 [51.3%] non-Hispanic White), 14,895,618 (22.2%) u

SUBMITTER: Claridy MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10042467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature