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Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Associated with Predictors of Childhood Obesity


 
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1. Title Title of document Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Associated with Predictors of Childhood Obesity
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Hildemar dos Santos; School of Public Health, Department of Healthy Lifestyle and Disease Prevention, Loma Linda University, United States
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Wenes Pereira Reis; School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, United States
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Mark Ghamsary; School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, United States
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Adam Jackson; School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, United States
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Patti Herring; School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, United States
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country (doi: 10.23953/cloud.ijanhs.413)
 
3. Subject Discipline(s)
 
3. Subject Keyword(s) BMI; Built environment; Childhood obesity; Food-environment; Physical activity; SES
 
4. Description Abstract

This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between behaviors (physical activity and eating patterns) and socioeconomic and built factors that affect childhood obesity. A sample of 171 participants were selected from three elementary schools in Montclair, California. Family SES and health information about the students were gathered. The number of parks, fast food restaurants, and grocery stores within school district border lines were tallied, and data was analyzed using logistic regression. Lower income was associated with 2.11 times higher odds of consuming fast food, and 3.06 times higher odds of consuming soda. Feeling unsafe in the neighborhood was associated with 2.57 times higher odds of consuming fast food. Children whose parents had some college education were 3.23 times more likely to consume milk, 2.97 times more likely to consume vegetables, and 2.29 times more likely to engage in physical activity than parents with no more than high school education. Children engaging in physical activity were 69% less likely to be obese. Parent income, parent education, and concern for neighborhood safety affected the eating habits and physical activity level of children in Montclair. Increased fast food consumption and decreased physical activity were associated with higher BMI percentiles among this population.

 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2019-05-06
 
8. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
 
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9. Format File format PDF
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier http://medical.cloud-journals.com/index.php/IJANHS/article/view/462
11. Source Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) International Journal of Advanced Nutritional and Health Science; Vol 7, No 1 (2019)
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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