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Early life risk factors for obesity in childhood: A cumulative risk model
Author(s) -
Dev Dipti,
McBride Brent
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1011.13
Subject(s) - overweight , percentile , obesity , medicine , childhood obesity , demography , attendance , psychological intervention , ethnic group , gerontology , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
The objective of this study is to identify multiple levels of influence in predicting weight gain in pre‐school children (2–5 years). A cumulative risk approach is taken to predict overweight (85th percentile ≤BMI <95th percentile) and obesity (95th percentile ≤BMI) based on the following predictors (SES, ethnicity, maternal BMI, family size, breast feeding duration, age of introduction of solid foods, parental feeding practices, parental fruit and vegetable intake, family media use, family encouragement of physical activity, child food consumption, sleep patterns and childcare attendance). Baseline data from the Synergistic Theory and Research on Obesity and Nutrition Group (STRONG) kids were used for data analysis. Primary caregiver‐child dyads (n= 497) were recruited from childcare centers in Eastern Illinois. Caregivers completed survey and child height and weight was measured. Current sample statistics n= 497 (254 males, 293 females), with 34 Hispanics, 131 Blacks, 278 Whites and 54 Asians. 254 children enrolled in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), 169 Non‐CACFP and 74 in Head Start programs. 25% of children were classified as overweight. Using a cumulative risk model, it was found that the combination of child, family level and childcare risk factors could predict overweight and obesity. The results suggest the need for targeted obesity interventions based on above characteristics. Grant Funding Source : Administration of Children and Families(ACF), and the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program (I‐TOPP)