Developing a Statewide Childhood Body Mass Index Surveillance Program

Autor/inn/en	Paul, David R.; Scruggs, Philip W.; Goc Karp, Grace; Ransdell, Lynda B.; Robinson, Clay; Lester, Michael J.; Gao, Yong; Petranek, Laura J.; Brown, Helen; Shimon, Jane M.
Titel	Developing a Statewide Childhood Body Mass Index Surveillance Program
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 84 (2014) 10, S.661-667 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12194
Schlagwörter	Screening Tests; Test Construction; Obesity; Body Weight; Child Health; Body Height; Body Composition; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Gender Differences; Cooperative Planning; State Departments of Education; Colleges; College School Cooperation; Regression (Statistics); Socioeconomic Status; Predictor Variables; Geographic Location; Age Differences; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Idaho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Screening-Verfahren; Testaufbau; Adipositas; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kultusministerium; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Prädiktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05
Abstract	Background: Several states have implemented childhood obesity surveillance programs supported by legislation. Representatives from Idaho wished to develop a model for childhood obesity surveillance without the support of state legislation, and subsequently report predictors of overweight and obesity in the state. Methods: A coalition comprised of the Idaho State Department of Education and 4 universities identified a randomized cluster sample of schools. After obtaining school administrator consent, measurement teams traveled to each school to measure height and weight of students. Sex and race/ethnicity data were also collected. Results: The collaboration between the universities resulted in a sample of 6735 students from 48 schools and 36 communities. Overall, 29.2% of the youth in the sample were classified as overweight or obese, ranging from 24.0% for grade 1 to 33.8% for grade 5. The prevalence of overweight and obesity across schools was highly variable (31.2 ± 7.58%). Hierarchical logistic regression indicated that sex, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and region were all significant predictors of overweight and obesity, whereas school was not. Conclusions: This coalition enabled the state of Idaho to successfully estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity on a representative sample of children from all regions of the state, and subsequently identify populations at greatest risk. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10