Multilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine predictors of healthy BMI maintenance (HBM) or return to a healthy BMI (RHB) among children.

Methods

We studied 33,272 children in Massachusetts between 2008 and 2012. We used multinomial logistic regression to examine associations of individual- and neighborhood-level factors with the odds of: (1) HBM: maintenance of a healthy BMI ≥5th to <85th percentile and (2) RHB: transition to a healthy BMI range from an initial BMI ≥85th percentile between two clinic visits spanning an average of 3.5 years.

Results

Racial/ethnic minorities had lower odds of HBM and RHB than non-Hispanic white children. Higher neighborhood educational attainment was associated with an increased odds of HBM and RHB. Higher neighborhood median household income, proximity to a

SUBMITTER: Fiechtner L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5369391 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature