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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2016

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity: Growth Trajectories in Body Mass Index.

Alma D Guerrero, Cherry Mao, Bruce Fuller, Margaret Bridges, Todd Franke, Alice A Kuo

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Alma D GuerreroDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. aguerrero@mednet.ucla.edu.
Cherry MaoStatistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research & Prevention, Division of Vaccine and Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Bruce FullerUC Berkeley Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Margaret BridgesUC Berkeley Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Todd FrankeUCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Alice A KuoDepartment of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

UCLA Clinical and Translational Science InstituteKL2TR000122 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DUBINETT, STEVEN M. · 2012 to 2015
$4.5M
PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY: ADDRESSING THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSK23HD080461 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GUERRERO, ALMA D · 2013 to 2017
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NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000122NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD080461
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aims of this study are to describe growth trajectories in the body mass index (BMI) among the major racial and ethnic groups of US children and to identify predictors of children's BMI trajectories.

methodsThe Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) was used to identify predictors of BMI growth trajectories, including child characteristics, maternal attributes, home practices related to diet and social behaviors, and family sociodemographic factors. Growth models, spanning 48 to 72 months of age, were estimated with hierarchical linear modeling via STATA/Xtmixed methods.

resultsApproximately one-third of 4-year-old females and males were overweight and/or obese. African-American and Latino children displayed higher predicted mean BMI scores and differing mean BMI trajectories, compared with White children, adjusting for time-independent and time-dependent predictors. Several factors were significantly associated with lower mean BMI trajectories, including very low birth weight, higher maternal education level, residing in a two-parent household, and breastfeeding during infancy. Greater consumption of soda and fast food was associated with higher mean BMI growth. Soda consumption was a particularly strong predictor of mean BMI growth trajectory for young Black children. Neither the child's inactivity linked to television viewing nor fruit nor vegetable consumption was predictive of BMI growth for any racial/ethnic group.

conclusionSignificant racial and ethnic differences are discernible in BMI trajectories among young children. Raising parents' and health practitioners' awareness of how fast food and sweetened-beverage consumption contributes to early obesity and growth in BMI-especially for Blacks and Latinos-could improve the health status of young children.

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Body Mass IndexHealth Status DisparitiesBlack or African AmericanChild, PreschoolFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePediatric ObesityRisk FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleBMIEarly childhoodEthnic disparitiesFast-foodObesitySoda consumption

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