Ecological Predictors and Developmental Outcomes of Persistent Childhood Overweight
By Sara Gable, Jo Britt-Rankin, and Jennifer L. Krull. ERS project representative: Joanne Guthrie
Contractor and Cooperator Report No. (CCR-42) 42 pp,
June 2008
Child obesity poses short- and long-term health risks and may have negative social and economic consequences in adulthood. This study uses data on 8,000 children followed from kindergarten through third grade as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class to examine predictors of persistent childhood overweight and associated academic and socioemotional outcomes. Results show that socioeconomic status, gender, race, and behavioral and environmental factors influence risk of persistent overweight. The odds of children being overweight increased 3 percent for each additional hour of television that they watched per week and 9 percent for each family meal per week that they did not experience. Overweight children progressed less than their nonoverweight peers did in reading and math achievement, with overweight appearing to precede academic difficulties, and were rated lower on academic and socioemotional factors by their teachers and themselves. Academic and social costs should be considered in assessing costs of childhood overweight and potential benefits of overweight prevention.
Disclaimer: This study was conducted by the University of Missouri, Columbia, under Cooperative Assistance Agreement No. 43-3AEM-1-80077 with the Economic Research Service. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ERS or USDA.
Keywords: Child obesity, child well-being, costs of obesity, determinants of obesity, reading achievement, math achievement, academic achievement, socioemotional outcomes, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP, ERS, USDA
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Updated date: June 13, 2008
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