Ethnicity/race, parent educational attainment, and obesity associated with prediabetes in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Obesity and other predictors of type 2 diabetes disproportionally affect Hispanic and Black children in the US compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) children. Yet, the prevalence of prediabetes in children remains unestablished, and guidelines for screening young children are lacking. This study examined the relationships between demographic factors and prediabetes in vulnerable youth in central Texas.

Subjects/methods

This is a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from 976 3rd-5th graders (7-12 years) who participated in TX Sprouts, a school-based gardening, nutrition, and cooking trial in 16 elementary schools serving mainly children from minority backgrounds and lower-income households. Measures collected included age, sex, ethnicity, free/reduce

SUBMITTER: Ghaddar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492811 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature