Browsing by Subject "Childhood obesity"

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    “Child height and the risk of young-adult obesity”
    (2010-12) Stovitz, Steven David
    BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a major risk factor for adult obesity. Our research aim is to evaluate whether the association of child height and BMI alters the longitudinal tracking from childhood into young adulthood of clinically recommended categories of overweight status. METHODS: A multicenter prospective cohort study of subjects assessed in both 3rd grade and 12th grade, n = 2,802. Main exposures were CDC childhood body mass index (BMI) categories and height quartiles from 3rd grade measurements. Main outcome measure was CDC adult BMI categories from 12th grade measurements. Associations between childhood height quartiles, childhood BMI categories and adult BMI categories were assessed using chi-square tests and logistic regression models. RESULTS: Overall, 79% of overweight children remained overweight as young adults. Among children who were overweight or obese, the probability of becoming an overweight or obese young adult was 85% for children in the top quartile of height and 67% for children in the bottom quartile of height (p = 0.007). Among children who were normal weight, the probability of becoming an overweight or obese young adult was 25% for children in the top height quartile v. 17% for children in the bottom height quartile (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: When clinicians classify children by BMI categories and counsel about the risk for future obesity, they should recognize that greater height is not protective. Rather, greater height may be a marker for increased risk of adult overweight and obesity.
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    Healthy Living Can Affect Youth In School
    (2017-06) Johnson, Katie A
    This study is a convergent mixed method study which looked at the effect of healthy living habits among students in the fifth grade and their academic performance. The study examined whether six weeks of healthy living instruction for 45 minutes impacted academic grades in science and changed students' behaviors. Data was collected from a control and experimental group in Southern Minnesota. The students in each group were observed prior to the healthy living instruction for two hours and after the six week instruction with a post observation that looked at the behavior of the students. Suggestions for future research include expanding the study to rural, suburban and inner city schools.
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    Source, Fall 2010
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2010) University of Minnesota Extension