Prevalence of Obesity Among Children With Chronic Conditions

• Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 210 - 213
• Main Authors: Chen, Alex Y., Kim, Sue E., Houtrow, Amy J., Newacheck, Paul W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Asthma - complications; Asthma - epidemiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - complications; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Autistic Disorder - complications; Autistic Disorder - epidemiology; Body Mass Index; Child; Children & youth; Childrens health; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease control; Epidemiology; Female; Health Surveys; Hearing Disorders - complications; Hearing Disorders - epidemiology; Hispanic people; Households; Humans; Learning Disorders - complications; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Male; Maternal & child health; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Overweight; Pediatrics; Poverty; Prevalence; Socioeconomic factors; Vision Disorders - complications; Vision Disorders - epidemiology; Los Angeles California; San Francisco California; California; United States > US

New evidence suggests that children with chronic conditions may be predisposed to overweight and obesity. This study provides prevalence estimate of obesity for children and adolescents with select chronic conditions. We analyzed reported height and weight and the corresponding BMI from 46,707 subje...