Journal article
Predictors of body mass index change in Australian primary school children
K Hesketh, J Carlin, M Wake, D Crawford
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity | Published : 2009
Abstract
Objective. To assess associations between multiple potential predictors and change in child body mass index (BMI). Methods. In the 1997 Health of Young Victorians Study, children in Grades preparatory to three (aged 5 - 10 years) had their height and weight measured. Parents provided information on potential predictors of childhood overweight across six domains (children's diet, children's activity level, family composition, sociodemographic factors, prenatal factors and parental adiposity). Measures were repeated three years later in 2000/1. BMI was transformed to standardised (z) scores using the US 2000 Growth Chart data and children were classified as non-overweight or overweight accordi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The baseline study was funded by the Victorian Government Department of Human Services. The follow-up study was funded by grants from the National Heart Foundation (NHF), Financial Markets for Children and Murdoch Children's Research Institute. KH was supported by a NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Scholarship during the conduct of this research and is currently supported by a NHMRC/NHF Postdoctoral Fellowship. MW is supported by a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship. DC is supported by a NHMRC/NHF Career Development Fellowship. We would like to acknowledge the contribution to study design of coinvestigator Professor Elizabeth Waters and the contribution to data collection of Bibi Gerner, Louisa Salmon, Naomi Paine, Susan Gallagher, Jennifer van Gemert, Sarah Barker and Winnie Lau.