Human Environments Analysis Lab (HEAL)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2015
Journal
American Journal of Public Health
Volume
105
Issue
7
First Page
1332
Last Page
1335
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302622
Abstract
Childhood obesity is a critical public health matter associated with numerous pediatric comorbidities. Local-level data are required to monitor obesity and to help administer prevention efforts when and where they are most needed. We hypothesized that samples of children visiting hospital clinics could provide representative local population estimates of childhood obesity using data from 2007 to 2013. Such data might provide more accurate, timely, and cost-effective obesity estimates than national surveys. Results revealed that our hospital-based sample could not serve as a population surrogate. Further research is needed to confirm this finding.
Notes
Also available open access in American Journal of Public Health at: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302622