Schoolwide food practices are associated with body mass index in middle school students
Schoolwide food practices are associated with body mass index in middle school students
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DOI:
10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1111
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
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Story, M
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作者:
Kubik, MY;Lytle, LA;Story, M
Objective: To examine the association between body mass index in young adolescents and schoolwide food practices such as foods used in school fundraising and in the classroom as incentives and rewards.Design: Using a cross-sectional study design, we collected data from both the schools and the students. School administrators provided information on schoolwide food policies and practices. Eighth-grade students provided self-reported heights and weights.Setting: Sixteen middle schools in the Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area.Participants: The study included 3088 eighth-grade students. Students were participants in a school-based dietary intervention study.Main Outcome Measures: Body mass index was calculated from self-reported height and weight data. A 7-item schoolwide food practices scale (Cronbach alpha = 0.83) was created using data collected from school administrators.Results: The mean number of food practices permitted by a school was 3 (range, 0-7). The most prevalent food practices were the use of food as incentives and rewards (69%) and in classroom fundraising (56%). Body mass index of the students increased 10% for every additional food practice permitted in their school (P