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Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children.

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Arcan, C; Hannan, PJ; Fulkerson, JA; Himes, JH; Rock, BH; Smyth, M; Story, M
Published in: Public Health Nutr
January 2013

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between home environmental factors and BMI of young American-Indian children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and prospective study. SETTING: School-based obesity prevention trial (Bright Start) on a Northern Plains Indian reservation in South Dakota. Mixed model multivariable analysis was used to examine associations between child BMI categories (normal, overweight and obese) and home food availability, children's dietary intake and physical activity. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, socio-economic status, parent BMI and school; prospective analyses also adjusted for study condition and baseline predictor and outcome variables. SUBJECTS: Kindergarten children (n = 424, 51 % male; mean age = 5.8 years, 30 % overweight/obese) and parents/caregivers (89 % female; 86 % overweight/obese) had their height and weight measured and parents/caregivers completed surveys on home environmental factors (baseline and 2 years later). RESULTS: Higher fast-food intake and parent-perceived barriers to physical activity were marginally associated with higher probabilities of a child being overweight and obese. Vegetable availability was marginally associated with lower probabilities of being overweight and obese. The associations between home environmental factors and child weight status at follow-up were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate that selected aspects of the home environment are associated with weight status of American-Indian children. Obesity interventions with this population should consider helping parents to engage and model healthful behaviours and to increase availability of healthful foods at home.

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Public Health Nutr

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1475-2727

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

16

Issue

1

Start / End Page

146 / 155

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • South Dakota
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Prospective Studies
  • Perception
  • Parents
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Motor Activity
 

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Arcan, C., Hannan, P. J., Fulkerson, J. A., Himes, J. H., Rock, B. H., Smyth, M., & Story, M. (2013). Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children. Public Health Nutr, 16(1), 146–155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898001200033X
Arcan, Chrisa, Peter J. Hannan, Jayne A. Fulkerson, John H. Himes, Bonnie Holy Rock, Mary Smyth, and Mary Story. “Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children.Public Health Nutr 16, no. 1 (January 2013): 146–55. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898001200033X.
Arcan C, Hannan PJ, Fulkerson JA, Himes JH, Rock BH, Smyth M, et al. Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Jan;16(1):146–55.
Arcan, Chrisa, et al. “Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children.Public Health Nutr, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 146–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/S136898001200033X.
Arcan C, Hannan PJ, Fulkerson JA, Himes JH, Rock BH, Smyth M, Story M. Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Jan;16(1):146–155.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public Health Nutr

DOI

EISSN

1475-2727

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

16

Issue

1

Start / End Page

146 / 155

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • South Dakota
  • Sedentary Behavior
  • Prospective Studies
  • Perception
  • Parents
  • Obesity
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Motor Activity