Overweight among low-income Texas preschoolers aged 2 to 4 years.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 42(3): 178-84, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-20303827
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Determine child/maternal factors associated with overweight among 2- to 4-year-olds enrolled in the Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).DESIGN:
Matched child and maternal data collected by self-report of the mother during WIC certification. These data were extracted from existing statewide WIC databases and merged.SETTING:
Texas WIC children aged 2 to 4 years in April 2006.PARTICIPANTS:
Final sample was 22,837 mother-child dyads. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Dependent variable--child overweight; independent variables Child-related--gender, age, race/ethnicity, Medicaid status, living area, and dental problems; Maternal-related--certification status, age, times certified, overweight, high maternal weight gain, and gestational diabetes.ANALYSIS:
Bivariate relationships at P < .05 were included in the logistic regression.RESULTS:
Living in a nonborder urban area associated with greater odds of overweight compared to living in a border area. Mother's overweight, high gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes associated with greater odds of child overweight. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Several child- and maternal-related factors were found to be associated with overweight in Texas WIC preschoolers. Health interventions should target 4-year-old Hispanic children living in nonborder urban areas and mothers who are overweight, have high gestational weight gain, or have gestational diabetes.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Sobrepeso
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos