ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Using routine growth monitoring data in tracking overweight prevalence in young children.
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- Anthropometric measurements in Canadian children: a scoping review.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2013Article
- The health outcomes and physical activity in preschoolers (HOPP) study: rationale and design.BMC public health · 2012Article
- The influence of parents and the home environment on preschoolers' physical activity behaviours: a qualitative investigation of childcare providers' perspectives.BMC public health · 2011Article
- Childhood overweight and obesity management: A national perspective of primary health care providers' views, practices, perceived barriers and needs.Paediatrics & child health · 2010Article
- Are parents aware that their children are overweight or obese? Do they care?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2007Article
- Prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity in Cree preschool children in northern Quebec according to international and US reference criteria.American journal of public health · 2007Article
- Screen-viewing behaviors among preschoolers parents' perceptions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2005Article
- Using routine growth data to determine overweight and obesity prevalence estimates in preschool children in the Capital Health Region of Alberta.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publiqueArticle
- Screen-related sedentary behaviors: children's and parents' attitudes, motivations, and practices.Journal of nutrition education and behaviorArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity is a public health concern in Canada. Few anthropometrical data are available to monitor the obesity trend in young Canadian children. This study explored the feasibility of using routine growth monitoring data from physicians' offices for tracking the prevalence of obesity in children from two to six years of age in County of Middlesex and the City of London, Ontario.
methodData on body weight and height were retrieved from the growth chart at each immunization visit and routine checkup in five medical centres in the Middlesex-London area. Postal code data were also collected as a proxy measure for socio-economic status. The BMI-for-age references by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States were used to classify the weight status of the children.
resultsIn total, 1,370 growth charts of children from two to six years of age were reviewed. Approximately 30% of young children were either at risk of being overweight or were overweight, with an onset as early as age two.
conclusionOverweight is prevalent in young children. Data from routine growth monitoring in primary health care settings have great potential to be used as a population-based data source to track the prevalence of obesity in young children.
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