Obesity status transitions across the elementary years: Use of Markov chain modelling

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 88-94

  Chen, T A ^a   Baranowski, T ^a   Moreno, J P ^a   O'Connor, T M ^a   Hughes, S O ^a   Baranowski, J ^a   Woehler, D ^b   Kimbro, R T ^c   Johnston, C A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Oliver Foundation   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; longitudinal; Markov chain; weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CHANGE; BODY MASS; MARKOV CHAIN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; TEXAS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEXAS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84960444653     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12025     Document Type: Article

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