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Moreno-Black, Geraldine; Boles, Shawn; Johnson-Shelton, Deb; Evers, Cody – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Studies of body mass index (BMI) change have focused on understanding growth trajectories from childhood to adolescence and adolescence to adulthood, but few have explored BMI trajectories solely in elementary (grades K-5) school children. This report complements these studies by exploring changes in obesity status using analytic…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Elementary School Students, Obesity, Grade 1
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Moreno, Geraldine; Johnson-Shelton, Deb; Boles, Shawn – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: The high rates of childhood overweight and obesity in the United States have generated interest in schools as sites for monitoring body mass index (BMI) information. This study established baseline values for a 5-year longitudinal assessment of BMI of elementary school children and examined variation across the schools, because little…
Descriptors: Incidence, Obesity, Body Weight, Elementary School Students