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Huaijin Xu; Weimo Zhu; Xiong Qin; Zezhao Chen; Xiaotian Gao – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2024
Using the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (weighted population size = 35,460,209; 8-18 years old; 52.1% males), we compared the obesity prevalence in children and adolescents between body mass index-based (BMI-based) and total percent body fat-based (BF%-based, measured by the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) cutoffs.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Incidence, Body Composition
Ariz, Usue; Fernández-Atutxa, Ainhoa; Rivas-Fang, Oscar; Ruiz-Litago, Fátima – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Since children are generally not achieving desirable levels of physical activity (PA), schools can provide an opportunity to increase their active time. This study aimed to describe individual- and social-level variables associated with PA at school recess in a culturally diverse primary school. Methods: This observational…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Recess Breaks, Elementary School Students, Physical Activity Level
Raja, Maidah; Radhakrishnan, Swathi; Milan, Rebecca A.; Hurse, Deidre; Dean, Caress – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: In 2020, Detroit residents' crude kidney disease mortality rate was 1.48 times the state's rate. Purpose: Evaluated Detroit residents' chronic kidney disease (CKD) knowledge, risk, belief, and preventative practices. Additionally, it examined the association between residents' CKD knowledge, their sociodemographics, CKD risk and…
Descriptors: Human Body, Diseases, Chronic Illness, Knowledge Level
Oh, Minsuk; Ylitalo, Kelly R. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: The role of physical activity (PA) in mitigating fall risk among adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unclear. Purpose: We examined the associations of CVD-PA phenotypes with falls. Methods: Adults [greater than or equal to] 45 years (n = 295,282; N = 130,103,093) from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System who…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Physical Activity Level, Adults, Older Adults
Lee, Heejae; Worthy, Sheri – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
COVID-19 has affected consumers' wellness-related behavior and lifestyle choices. Online survey respondents were asked about changes in their health and wellness perceptions and behaviors--overall wellbeing, diet, physical activity, and sleep--due to the pandemic. Age was related to changes in all four wellness areas, with older respondents…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Wellness, Life Style
Olsen, Brian; Ritchey, Phillip; Mesnard, Erica; Nabors, Laura – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
Obesity among children in the USA is a growing epidemic that has received national attention (Puhl and Heuer 2010). Research suggests that children who are overweight are at increased risk for various health conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, cancer, and hypertension (Jelalian and Mehlenbeck 2003). In addition to risks to physical health,…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Social Bias, Friendship
Healy, Seán; Aigner, Carrie J.; Haegele, Justin A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine current overweight and obesity prevalence rates among US youth (aged 10-17 years) with and without autism spectrum disorder, based on the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health. Analyses of weight status, derived from parent-reported height and weight measures, were conducted for a weighted sample of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Obesity, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Tarlise N. Townsend – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation addresses several contemporary health challenges affecting the US population, drawing on methods and perspectives from health services research, social demography, and medical sociology. Paper 1 examines the pathways from educational attainment to difficulty with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Educational Attainment, Disabilities, Age Differences
McCoy, Stephanie M.; Morgan, Kristen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Decreased engagement in beneficial physical activity and increased levels of sedentary behavior and unhealthy weight are a continued public health concern in adolescents. Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder may be at an increased risk compared with their typically developing peers. Weekly physical activity, sedentary behavior, and body mass…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Health Behavior
Tarullo, Louisa; Knas, Emily; Klein, Ashley Kopack; Aikens, Nikki; Malone, Lizabeth; Harding, Jessica F. – Administration for Children & Families, 2017
This research brief provides a national portrait of the characteristics, development, and well-being of children and families at the beginning of the Head Start program year, using recent data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014). This brief highlights descriptive information from the Fall 2014 Data Tables and Study…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Characteristics, Child Development
Mozumdar, Arupendra; Liguori, Gary – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Estimating obesity prevalence using self-reported height and weight is an economic and effective method and is often used in national surveys. However, self-reporting of height and weight can involve misreporting of those variables and has been found to be associated to the size of the individual. This study investigated the biases in…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Height, Obesity, Computation
Kotey, Stanley; Ertel, Karen; Whitcomb, Brian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Few large epidemiological studies have examined the co-occurrence of autism and asthma. We performed a cross-sectional study to examine this association using the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health dataset (n = 77,951). We controlled for confounders and tested for autism-secondhand smoke interaction. Prevalence of asthma and autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Diseases, Comorbidity, Children
Guerrero, Alma D.; Flores, Martiniano; Vangala, Sitaram; Chung, Paul J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Objective: To examine the relationship of exercise with overweight and obesity among an ethnically diverse sample of U.S. children. Method: Data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health were analyzed to examine the relationship of daily exercise with children's weight status. Propensity score covariate adjustment and multivariate…
Descriptors: Obesity, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, National Surveys
Sarafrazi, Neda; Hughes, Jeffery P.; Borrud, Lori; Burt, Vicki; Paulose-Ram, Ryne – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem associated with many adverse health outcomes in adulthood. During 2011-2012, nearly 17% of children and adolescents were obese. Weight status misperception occurs when the child's perception of their weight status differs from their actual weight status based on measured height and weight.…
Descriptors: Children, Child Health, Body Weight, Obesity
Finegood, Eric D.; Blair, Clancy; Granger, Douglas A.; Hibel, Leah C.; Mills-Koonce, Roger – Developmental Psychology, 2016
This study evaluated prospective longitudinal relations among an index of poverty-related cumulative risk, maternal salivary cortisol, child negative affect, and maternal sensitivity across the first 2 postpartum years. Participants included 1,180 biological mothers residing in rural and predominantly low-income communities in the United States.…
Descriptors: Poverty, Mothers, Correlation, Metabolism