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An ecological systems approach to examining risk factors for early childhood overweight: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To use an ecological systems approach to examine individual-, family-, community- and area-level risk factors for overweight (including obesity) in 3-year-old children. Methods: A prospective nationally representative cohort study conducted in
Cole, T.J., Hawkins, S.S., Law, C., Millennium Cohort Study Child Health Group, The   +3 more
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A class of directed acyclic graphs with mixed data types in mediation analysis

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract We propose a unified class of generalized structural equation models (GSEMs) with data of mixed types in mediation analysis, including continuous, categorical, and count variables. Such models extend substantially the classical linear structural equation model to accommodate many data types arising from the application of mediation analysis ...
Wei Hao, Canyi Chen, Peter X.‐K. Song
wiley   +1 more source

Contingent Valuation Analysis of Willingness to Pay To Reduce Childhood Obesity [PDF]

Several recent surveys have asked Americans whether they support policies to reduce childhood obesity. There is reason for skepticism of such surveys because people are not confronted with the tax costs of such policies when they are asked whether they ...
John Cawley
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The Potential of Safe, Secure and Accessible Playgrounds to Increase Children's Physical Activity [PDF]

, 2011
Summarizes research findings about how access to and design of public outdoor areas with recreational equipment affect young children's physical activity.

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Is obesity a risk factor for childhood asthma? [PDF]

, 2001
R. von Kries, M. Hermann, Veit Peter Grunert, Erika von Mutius   +3 more
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Family's socioeconomic and demographic factors on elements of children's dental and oral health: A scoping review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status.
Wisnu Fadila, Mugia B. Rahardja, Puguh Prasetyoputra, Anne A. Suwargiani, Yanu E. Prasetyo, Eriska Riyanti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex difference in the relationship between childhood obesity and abnormal lipid profiles in young adults

BMC Endocrine Disorders
Background Abnormal lipid profiles are a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and childhood obesity has been linked to changes in lipid metabolism in adults.
Keyang Zheng, Yinkun Yan, Linlin Ma, Rufei Liu, Tianzhu Zhao, Yuxuan Wei, Zixu Zhao, Hong Cheng, Dongqing Hou, Junting Liu, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Wenli Cheng, Jie Mi   +12 more
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Beliefs about Childhood Obesity [PDF]

, 2016
Currently in the United States, it is estimated that 25% of American children are obese. Several factors that may contribute to childhood obesity are environment, eating habits, underlying health conditions, and psychological influences.
Braley, Jillian
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Childhood Obesity

, 1987
Nels Chr. Henningsen, Steen Jædig
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Clinical aspects of obesity in childhood and adolescence—diagnosis, treatment and prevention [PDF]

, 2001
Wieland Kieß, Adam Reich, German Müller, Kara Meyer, Angela Galler, J Bennek, Jürgen Kratzsch   +6 more
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