Prevalence of obesity among 10-11-year-old Maltese children using four established standards.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-specific accelerometer cut-points are required to accurately determine the accumulation of physical activity of various intensities. OBJECTIVES:A calibration study was conducted (i) to determine the cut-points for the ActiGraph GT3X+, non-dominant, wrist-mounted accelerometer in children aged 8-1...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chandler JL,Brazendale K,Beets MW,Mealing BA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consumption of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) beverages has increased since the 1970s. At the same time, childhood obesity is on the rise, causing children to be at risk of heart disease, diabetes and other diseases. Healthcare providers have attributed childhood obesity to the consumption of HFCS in the form of ...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Morgan RE

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood and adolescent obesity may lead to obesity and related complications in adulthood. Biomarkers of obesity can be useful for screening for obesity complications and promoting early intervention during school age. Thus, the metabolomic differences in obese children and adolescents should be investigat...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Cho K,Moon JS,Kang JH,Jang HB,Lee HJ,Park SI,Yu KS,Cho JY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a global health concern but the United States has reported a leveling in obesity rates in the pediatric population. OBJECTIVE:To provide updated waist circumference (WC) percentile values, identify differences across time and discuss differences within the context of reported weight stabilization...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Fernández JR,Bohan Brown M,López-Alarcón M,Dawson JA,Guo F,Redden DT,Allison DB

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Insulin responses to oral and intravenous glucose markedly differ by ethnicity. This study examined whether ethnic differences in pancreatic insulin secretion, hepatic insulin extraction and clearance explain these disparate findings in 35 obese African-American and 41 Latina girls (Tanner Stages: IV-V; ages: 1...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Hasson RE,Adam TC,Davis JN,Watanabe RM,Goran MI

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumption of added sugars is linked to excess adiposity in older age groups and breastfeeding has been shown to protect against later obesity. OBJECTIVES:This investigation aimed to determine whether intake of added sugars associates with rapid weight gain in individuals under 2 years of age, if intake of...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Kong KL,Burgess B,Morris KS,Faith MS,Paluch RA

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess overweight and obesity status transition probabilities using first-order Markov transition models applied to elementary school children. METHOD:Complete longitudinal data across 11 assessments were available from 1494 elementary school children (from 7599 students in...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chen TA,Baranowski T,Moreno JP,O'Connor TM,Hughes SO,Baranowski J,Woehler D,Kimbro RT,Johnston CA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early childhood temperament is increasingly recognized as an important attribute that may impact screen time use, outdoor play and childhood obesity. The relationship between temperament and nutrition in preschool children is less clear. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to investigate if temperament ...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： van den Heuvel M,Chen Y,Abdullah K,Maguire JL,Parkin PC,Birken CS,TARGet Kids! Collaboration.

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports comparing waist circumference (WC) measurements from young populations are scarce. OBJECTIVES:We compared two protocols for measuring waist circumference in a sample of youth with diabetes. METHODS:Participants were enrolled in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study (SEARCH). WC was measured at lea...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Pettitt DJ,Talton JW,Liese AD,Liu LL,Crimmins N,West NA,D' Agostino RB Jr,Kahn HS,SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were twofold - (i) to assess the agreement between self-reported waist circumference (SRWC) and assessor measured waist circumference (MWC) and (ii) to evaluate the diagnostic ability of SRWC for classifying (i) a clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and (ii) overwe...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chan NP,Choi KC,Nelson EA,Sung RY,Chan JC,Kong AP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adults, adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been inversely associated with cardiovascular risk, but the extent to which diet in pregnancy is associated with offspring adiposity is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet in pregnancy and offspring cardio...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chatzi L,Rifas-Shiman SL,Georgiou V,Joung KE,Koinaki S,Chalkiadaki G,Margioris A,Sarri K,Vassilaki M,Vafeiadi M,Kogevinas M,Mantzoros C,Gillman MW,Oken E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic and epigenetic variations may be an important contributer to altered eating behaviors in childhood which may lead to weight gain and obesity later in life. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate epigenetic as well as genetic associations with appetite in young children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Partici...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Gardner KR,Sapienza C,Fisher JO

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a risk factor for asthma. However, it is unclear if increased obesity prevalence contributed to rising childhood asthma prevalence. OBJECTIVE:To assess if population-level changes in weight status impacted asthma prevalence over time. METHODS:Using nationally representative 1988-2014 National He...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Akinbami LJ,Rossen LM,Fakhouri THI,Fryar CD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study's purpose was to examine changes in healthy and unhealthy items purchased following the implementation of traffic light and cartoon labelling in a small retail food venue (Café Bay) in a children's hospital in eastern North Carolina. Between October 2015 and March 2016, daily food and beverage sales from Ca...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Whitt OR,Jilcott Pitts SB,Rafferty AP,Payne CR,Ng SW

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms have been linked with eating behaviors and obesity adolescence and young adulthood. Yet, little is known about whether these associations occur during early childhood and few studies have examined these associations prospectively. OBJECTIVES:To assess...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Fuemmeler BF,Sheng Y,Schechter JC,Do E,Zucker N,Majors A,Maguire R,Murphy SK,Hoyo C,Kollins SH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) plays an important role in childhood overweight prevention. Sedentary time appears to be independently associated with overweight, but most research has been done in adults. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study were to identify subgroups of children based on th...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： De Bourdeaudhuij I,Verloigne M,Maes L,Van Lippevelde W,Chinapaw MJ,Te Velde SJ,Manios Y,Androutsos O,Kovacs E,Dössegger A,Brug J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity monitoring is a fundamental component of obesity prevention but is poorly done in Australia. Monitoring obesity prevalence in children provides important population health data that can be used to track trends over time, identify areas at greatest risk of obesity, determine the effectiveness of inter...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Lacy K,Kremer P,de Silva-Sanigorski A,Allender S,Leslie E,Jones L,Fornaro S,Swinburn B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sagittal diameter (SAD) has been reported to correlate to visceral fat and cardiovascular risk factors. SAD is measured with the individual lying down, halfway between the lower rib margin and the iliac crest; it represents the mid-height of the abdomen. The aim of this study was to validate SAD measured usi...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Flodmark CE,Shen W,Punyanitya M,Leander P,Lanke J,Pietrobelli A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the USA, half of children are regularly cared for before or after school by someone other than a parent. OBJECTIVE:Describe the relationship between childcare arrangements and obesity among school-aged children. METHODS:Data are from the fifth-grade wave of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kinde...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Shah PM,Sudharsanan N,Cunningham SA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased consumption of sweetened beverages has previously been linked to the degree of childhood obesity. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to assess whether the intake of sweetened beverages, candy, snacks or fast food at baseline in a multidisciplinary childhood obesity treatment program was as...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Trier C,Fonvig CE,Bøjsøe C,Mollerup PM,Gamborg M,Pedersen O,Hansen T,Holm JC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early childhood adiposity may have significant later health effects. This study examines the prevalence and recognition of obesity and severe obesity among preschool-aged children. METHODS:The electronic medical record was used to examine body mass index (BMI), height, sex and race/ethnicity in 42,559 child...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Lo JC,Maring B,Chandra M,Daniels SR,Sinaiko A,Daley MF,Sherwood NE,Kharbanda EO,Parker ED,Adams KF,Prineas RJ,Magid DJ,O'Connor PJ,Greenspan LC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to determine accuracy of the Tanita SC-240 body composition analyser to measure paediatric percent body fat (%BF). METHODS:Eighty-nine African-American and white 5-18-year-olds participated in this study. %BF was estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and by the Ta...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Barreira TV,Staiano AE,Katzmarzyk PT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intrauterine environment is critical in the development of child obesity. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between maternal lipid levels during pregnancy and child weight status. METHODS:Maternal lipid levels (total cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Martin CL,Vladutiu CJ,Zikry TM,Grace MR,Siega-Riz AM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research is needed to identify how food insecurity affects maternal eating behavior and child feeding practices, factors that may pose intergenerational risks for obesity. OBJECTIVES:This longitudinal study investigated whether maternal restrained eating mediated the association between household food insec...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Armstrong B,Hepworth AD,Black MM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The American Academy of Pediatrics calls for aggressive management of preterm infants to achieve body composition approximating that of the healthy infant in utero. Air displacement plethysmography (ADP) has been validated for assessment of body composition in preterm infants and could be used to monitor the...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Ramel SE,Gray HL,Davern BA,Demerath EW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging adulthood is a critical time for excess weight gain. Risk can be masked if recommended overweight and obesity cut-points for Asians are not employed. OBJECTIVES:To determine the associations among sociodemographic factors and occurrence of overweight and obesity among normal weight 18-year olds. M...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Young DR,Koebnick C,Hsu JY

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships between the trajectories of weight gain from early childhood to adolescence and risk for metabolic disease are not well understood. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to examine the relationships between weight gain from 2 to 14 years and metabolic risk factors at age 14 years in Paci...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Plank LD,Obolonkin V,Smith M,Savila F,Jalili-Moghaddam S,Tautolo ES,Rush EC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of childhood obesity and associated comorbidities are on an increasing trend worldwide. More than 340 million children and adolescents aged between 5 and 19 years old were overweight or had obesity in 2016, from which over 124 million children and adolescents (6% of girls and 8% of boys) had ob...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Chiyanika C,Chan DFY,Hui SCN,So HK,Deng M,Yeung DKW,Nelson EAS,Chu WCW

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In some previous studies direct associations between intake of soft drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages and adiposity have been reported. The majority of these studies were, however, conducted in the USA and it is uncertain if the results are applicable to non-US countries. OBJECTIVE:To assess the association...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Jensen BW,Nielsen BM,Husby I,Bugge A,El-Naaman B,Andersen LB,Trolle E,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Healthy Communities Study (HCS) was a national study of community programs and policies that aimed to address childhood obesity; it necessitated recruitment of a large sample of children from communities throughout the United States. OBJECTIVE:The HCS aimed to complete visits with an average of 45 child...

journal_title：Pediatric obesity

authors： Sagatov RDF,John LV,Gregoriou M,Arteaga SS,Weber S,Payn B,Strauss W,Weinstein N,Collie-Akers V,Healthy Communities Study Team.

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00