Consistently inconsistent: A snapshot of across- and within-state disparities in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Bethell, Christina ^a   Read, Debra ^a   Goodman, Elizabeth ^b   Johnson, Jessica ^a   Besl, John ^c   Cooper, Julie ^d   Simpson, Lisa A ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight and obesity; Disparities; National survey of children's health; State variations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249143464     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2780F     Document Type: Article

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