Ethnic Differences in the Distribution of Factors Associated with Obesity in Children

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dc.contributor.advisorBayona, Manuel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberUrrutia-Rojas, Ximena
dc.creatorAhmad, Naveed
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:24:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2002-08-01
dc.date.submitted2013-11-18T12:54:15-08:00
dc.description.abstractAhmad, Naveed M.D., Ethnic Differences in the Distribution of Factors Associated with Obesity in Children. Masters of Public Health (Biostatistics), August 2002, 31 pp., 6 tables, 1 illustration, references, 24 titles. Childhood obesity has risen dramatically during the last few decades and the factors associated with it vary for different ethnicities. The purpose of this study is to find ethnic differences in the distribution of factors associated with obesity in children. The data used in this study was collected in a school-based study of 1,076 school children in Fort Worth, Texas. Obesity was found to be more prevalent in Hispanics and African Americans than in Caucasians. Reported factors associated with childhood obesity, that were more prevalent in Hispanics were: eating more sweets and less vegetables, not doing regular daily exercise and watching more TV. In African Americans children the more common correlates of obesity were: reported eating more sweets, fewer fruits, watching more TV, and not doing daily exercise. For Caucasians reported correlates of obesity were: eating more chips, and being less involved in active sports, when compared to African American and Hispanic children.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29308
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectRace and Ethnicity
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectEthnic differences
dc.subjectdistribution of factors
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectFort Worth
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectHispanics
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectCaucasians
dc.titleEthnic Differences in the Distribution of Factors Associated with Obesity in Children
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineBiostatistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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