Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Department
Nursing
Abstract
Purpose. This study determined 2010 rates of overweight/obesity in a representative sample of low-income preschoolers in Mississippi, USA and compared rates between 2005 (� = 1 2 5 0) and 2010 (� = 1 7 6 5). Significance. Obesity is a significant global health issue because of its well-established negative health consequences. Child obesity is a concern due to risk of early-onset obesity-related illnesses and the longevity of lifetime exposure to those illnesses. Methods. Identical measures were used in 2005 and 2010 with complex-stratified sampling designs. Results. Chi-square tests revealed that overall obesity/overweight rates between 2005 (20.6%/17.9%) and 2010 (20.8%/17.0%) had not changed significantly for the samples as a whole, nor by gender or race. Age group comparisons indicated a significant decline in obesity rates of 3 year olds (20.3% in 2005, reduced to 13.1% in 2010, � = 0 . 0 3 5). These findings mimic the trend toward stabilization of obesity rates noted in national low-income preschool populations.
Publication Title
ISRN Nursing
Volume
2011
Issue
Article ID 270464
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Recommended Citation
Harbaugh, B.,
Kolbo, J. R.,
Molaison, E. F.,
Hudson, G. M.,
Zhang, L.,
Wells, D.
(2011). Obesity and Overweight Prevalence among a Mississippi Low-Income Preschool Population: A Five-Year Comparison. ISRN Nursing, 2011(Article ID 270464), 1-7.
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Comments
Copyright © 2011 Bonnie L. Harbaugh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.