ERIC Number: EJ882284
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1499-4046
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Overweight among Low-Income Texas Preschoolers Aged 2 to 4 Years
Lewis, Kayan L.; Castrucci, Brian C.; Gossman, Ginger; Mirchandani, Gita; Sayegh, M. Aaron; Moehlman, Clint; Van Eck, Mary; Petrilli, Kimberly
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, v42 n3 p178-184 May-Jun 2010
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 Outcome Measure: 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 less than 0.05 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. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Obesity, Mothers, Nutrition, Diabetes, Pregnancy, Urban Areas, Certification, Low Income Groups, Preschool Children, Social Services, At Risk Persons, Body Weight, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Place of Residence, Physical Health, Dental Health, Parent Influence, Correlation, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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