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Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants.

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Perrin, EM; Rothman, RL; Sanders, LM; Skinner, AC; Eden, SK; Shintani, A; Throop, EM; Yin, HS
Published in: Pediatrics
April 2014

OBJECTIVE: To examine parental reports of feeding and activity behaviors in a cohort of parents of 2-month-olds and how they differ by race/ethnicity. METHODS: Parents participating in Greenlight, a cluster, randomized trial of obesity prevention at 4 health centers, were queried at enrollment about feeding and activity behaviors thought to increase obesity risk. Unadjusted associations between race/ethnicity and the outcomes of interest were performed by using Pearson χ(2) and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Adjusted analyses were performed by using proportional odds logistic regressions. RESULTS: Eight hundred sixty-three parents (50% Hispanic, 27% black, 18% white; 86% Medicaid) were enrolled. Exclusive formula feeding was more than twice as common (45%) as exclusive breastfeeding (19%); 12% had already introduced solid food; 43% put infants to bed with bottles; 23% propped bottles; 20% always fed when the infant cried; 38% always tried to get children to finish milk; 90% were exposed to television (mean, 346 minutes/day); 50% reported active television watching (mean, 25 minutes/day); and 66% did not meet "tummy time" recommendations. Compared with white parents, black parents were more likely to put children to bed with a bottle (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.97, P < .004; bottle propping, aOR = 3.1, P < .001), and report more television watching (aOR = 1.6, P = .034). Hispanic parents were more likely than white parents to encourage children to finish feeding (aOR = 1.9, P = .007), bottle propping (aOR = 2.5, P = .009), and report less tummy time (aOR = 0.6, P = .037). CONCLUSIONS: Behaviors thought to relate to later obesity were highly prevalent in this large, diverse sample and varied by race/ethnicity, suggesting the importance of early and culturally-adapted interventions.

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Pediatrics

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EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

April 2014

Volume

133

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e857 / e867

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Pediatrics
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Female
 

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Perrin, E. M., Rothman, R. L., Sanders, L. M., Skinner, A. C., Eden, S. K., Shintani, A., … Yin, H. S. (2014). Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants. Pediatrics, 133(4), e857–e867. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-1326
Perrin, Eliana M., Russell L. Rothman, Lee M. Sanders, Asheley C. Skinner, Svetlana K. Eden, Ayumi Shintani, Elizabeth M. Throop, and H Shonna Yin. “Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants.Pediatrics 133, no. 4 (April 2014): e857–67. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-1326.
Perrin EM, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Skinner AC, Eden SK, Shintani A, et al. Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants. Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):e857–67.
Perrin, Eliana M., et al. “Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants.Pediatrics, vol. 133, no. 4, Apr. 2014, pp. e857–67. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2013-1326.
Perrin EM, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, Skinner AC, Eden SK, Shintani A, Throop EM, Yin HS. Racial and ethnic differences associated with feeding- and activity-related behaviors in infants. Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):e857–e867.

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

April 2014

Volume

133

Issue

4

Start / End Page

e857 / e867

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Pediatrics
  • Obesity
  • Motor Activity
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Female