The Geography of the Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Fifth-Grade School Children in Fort Worth, Texas: Spatial Associations with Obesity and Fast Food Restaurants

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dc.creatorPepper, Catherine A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:55:46Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-15T14:12:06-07:00
dc.description.abstractPepper, Catherine A. The Geography of the Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Fifth-Grade Schoolchildren in Fort Worth, Texas: Spatial Associations with Obesity and Fast Food Restaurants. Master of Public Health (Public Health Informatics), May 2006, 48pp., 3 tables, 5 illustrations, bibliography, 47 titles. In examining risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in Fort Worth elementary schools, the investigator answered the following questions: What is the geographical distribution of risk for T2DM in Fort Worth elementary schoolchildren? How is that related to the prevalence of obesity? To what extent is the spatial concentration of fast food restaurants a factor in the risk for diabetes and obesity prevalence in this population? The investigator also makes policy recommendations regarding the prevention of diabetes in children. Statistical and spatial analysis of data, provided from a previous study at UNTHSC that assessed overweight and risk for T2DM in elementary school children in the Fort Worth Independent School District, was used to assess the association between risk of diabetes in children and proximity to fast food restaurants. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis was applied to the data to determine if such an association could elucidated.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27314
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectDisorders of Environmental Origin
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectGeographic Information Sciences
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectHuman Geography
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Geography
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectPlace and Environment
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectgeographical risk factors
dc.subjecttype 2 diabetes
dc.subjectschoolchildren
dc.subjectfast food restaurants
dc.subjectobesity
dc.titleThe Geography of the Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Fifth-Grade School Children in Fort Worth, Texas: Spatial Associations with Obesity and Fast Food Restaurants
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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