Increasing Prevalence of Overweight Among US Low-income Preschool Children: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance, 1983 to 1995

Increasing Prevalence of Overweight Among US Low-income Preschool Children: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance, 1983 to 1995

To determine whether the prevalence of overweight in preschool children has increased among the US low-income population. Analysis using weight-for-height percentiles of surveillance data adjusted for age, sex, and race or ethnicity. Data from 18 states and the District of Columbia were examined. Lo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1998-01, Vol.101 (1), p.e12-e12
Hauptverfasser: Mei, Zuguo, Scanlon, Kelley S, Grummer-Strawn, Laurence M, Freedman, David S, Yip, Ray, Trowbridge, Frederick L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Body Height
Body Weight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity - epidemiology
Pediatrics
Poverty - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:To determine whether the prevalence of overweight in preschool children has increased among the US low-income population. Analysis using weight-for-height percentiles of surveillance data adjusted for age, sex, and race or ethnicity. Data from 18 states and the District of Columbia were examined. Low-income children
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.101.1.e12