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Ecological differences in weight, length, and weight for length of Mexican American children in the WIC program
Elizabeth Reifsnider1, Melanie Ritsema
1School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. elreifsn@utmb.edu
Purpose:
Examine factors common in the environments of children who obtain services from a WIC program to determine if differences in ecological/environmental factors can be found in the children who differ in weight, length, and weight for length.
Design And Methods:
Cross-sectional study of 300 children, 100 each who were stunted, normal weight for length, or overweight. Instruments used were NCATS, ARSMA II, 24-hr diet recall, and Baecke Activity Questionnaire.
Results:
Significant differences were present in children's diet, parents' BMI, parents' generation in United States, parents' activity levels, and maternal-child relationship.
Practice Implications:
Encourage parents to adopt family approaches to encourage normal body size in children.
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