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  • Title: Overweight among low-income Texas preschoolers aged 2 to 4 years.
    Author: Lewis KL, Castrucci BC, Gossman G, Mirchandani G, Sayegh MA, Moehlman C, Van Eck M, Petrilli K.
    Journal: J Nutr Educ Behav; 2010; 42(3):178-84. PubMed ID: 20303827.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Determine child/maternal factors associated with overweight among 2- to 4-year-olds enrolled in the Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). DESIGN: Matched child and maternal data collected by self-report of the mother during WIC certification. These data were extracted from existing statewide WIC databases and merged. SETTING: Texas WIC children aged 2 to 4 years in April 2006. PARTICIPANTS: Final sample was 22,837 mother-child dyads. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Dependent variable--child overweight; independent variables: Child-related--gender, age, race/ethnicity, Medicaid status, living area, and dental problems; Maternal-related--certification status, age, times certified, overweight, high maternal weight gain, and gestational diabetes. ANALYSIS: Bivariate relationships at P < .05 were included in the logistic regression. RESULTS: Living in a nonborder urban area associated with greater odds of overweight compared to living in a border area. Mother's overweight, high gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes associated with greater odds of child overweight. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Several child- and maternal-related factors were found to be associated with overweight in Texas WIC preschoolers. Health interventions should target 4-year-old Hispanic children living in nonborder urban areas and mothers who are overweight, have high gestational weight gain, or have gestational diabetes.
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