American Indian Parents' Assessment of and Concern About Their Kindergarten Child's Weight Status, South Dakota, 2005-2006
American Indian Parents' Assessment of and Concern About Their Kindergarten Child's Weight Status, South Dakota, 2005-2006
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DOI：
10.5888/pcd9.110215
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Story, Mary
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作者：
Arcan, Chrisa;Hannan, Peter J.;Story, Mary
肥胖在美洲印第安人中非常普遍，有效的预防工作需要照顾者的参与。我们调查了美国印第安人(AI)家长对其幼儿园儿童体重状况的评估和担忧程度。方法我们收集了关于儿童及其父母或照顾者的基线数据(2005年秋季和2006年秋季)，该试验在南达科他州的一个AI保留地进行，以学校为基础的肥胖预防试验(Bright Start)。目前的研究使用了413对父母-孩子。经年龄和性别调整的体重指数百分位数被归类为严重体重不足(
IntroductionObesity is highly prevalent among American Indians, and effective prevention efforts require caregiver involvement. We examined American Indian (AI) parents' assessment of and level of concern about their kindergarten child's weight status.MethodsWe collected baseline data (fall of 2005 and fall of 2006) on children and their parents or caregivers for a school-based obesity prevention trial (Bright Start) on an AI reservation in South Dakota. The current study uses 413 parent-child pairs. Age-and sex-adjusted body mass index percentiles were categorized as very underweight (