Changes in Body Mass Index Associated With Head Start Participation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Changes in body mass index associated with head start participation.
OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine if Head Start participation is associated with healthy changes in BMI. METHODS The sample included children participating in Head Start between 2005 and 2013 and children from 2 comparison groups drawn from a Michigan primary care health system: 5405 receiving Medicaid and 19,320 not receiving Medicaid. Change in BMI z score from the beginnin...
متن کاملRelationship of body mass index with asthma indicators in head start children.
OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of body mass index (BMI) and asthma indicators on children with asthma in a Head Start (HS) program. METHODS In this cross-sectional study (November 18, 2000, to December 12, 2003) of children aged 3 to 5 years with asthma, we compared the BMI data of HS asthmatic patients (n = 213) with the data of peer control subjects from a sample (n = 816) of the Nat...
متن کاملRelationship of Body Mass Index With Asthma Indicators in Head Start Children
retrospective nature and the failure to use BMI because of lack of height data. However, the weight-for-age percentiles used in this study are most commonly used in practice. When children younger than 5 years, in which asthma diagnosis is difficult, are excluded, the conclusion still holds with overweight children 5 years old being significantly more likely to be admitted than nonoverweight ch...
متن کاملP-17: Body Mass Index and Sperm Counts Associated with Varicocele in Infertile Men
Background: Varicocele is a progressive disease and etiology of varicocele is not well known. Some studies have been reported that prevalence of varicocele decreases with increasing BMI. The aim of this study was to determine interrelation of varicocoele with height, body mass index (BMI) and sperm counts in infertile men. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the data of all pati...
متن کاملThe effect of massage on body mass index and head circumference of healthy neonates
Background: Several methods have been proposed to improve growth in neonates, including touch and massage therapy, however, there are conflicting results about the effect of massage. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of massage therapy on body mass and head circumference indicators of healthy infants and also according to gender. Methods: In this random...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1725