Predicting Early Emergence of Childhood Obesity in Underserved Preschoolers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the magnitude of risk of factors that contribute to the emergence of childhood obesity among low-income minority children.

Study design

We conducted a prospective cohort analysis of parent-child pairs with children aged 3-5 years who were nonobese (n = 605 pairs) who participated in a 3-year randomized controlled trial of a healthy lifestyle behavioral intervention. After baseline, height and weight were measured 5 times over 3 years to calculate body mass index (BMI) percentiles and classify children as normal, overweight, or obese. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of obesity after 36 months. Predictors included age, sex, birth weight, gestational age, months of breastfeeding, ethnicity, baseline child BMI, energy intake

SUBMITTER: Heerman WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6765410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature