Pediatric weight management interventions improve prevalence of overeating behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine changes in prevalence of overeating behaviors in a comparative effectiveness study of two pediatric weight management interventions.

Methods

Four-hundred and seven children, ages 6-12 years, with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile were enrolled in a comparative effectiveness trial of two pediatric weight management interventions. Prevalence of "sneaking, hiding or hoarding food", and 'eating in the absence of hunger' was evaluated at baseline and 12 months. Statistical methods included McNemar's test and longitudinal logistic regression.

Results

Prevalence of "sneak, hide, or hoard food" significantly decreased in all participants from 29.1% to 20.7% at 12 months. The prevalence of "eating in the absence of hunger" decreased in all participants from 46.7% to

SUBMITTER: Harshman SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature