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Overweight among low-income Texas preschoolers aged 2 to 4 years

Kayan L Lewis1, Brian C Castrucci, Ginger Gossman

  • 1Office of Program Decision Support, Division of Family and Community Health Services, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, USA. fhrpdmanuscripts@gmail.com

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
|March 23, 2010
PubMed

Insights

Childhood overweight in Texas WIC preschoolers is linked to maternal factors like obesity and gestational diabetes. Interventions should target Hispanic children in urban areas and at-risk mothers.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Public Health
  • Maternal Health

Background:

  • Childhood obesity is a significant public health concern.
  • The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves a vulnerable population.
  • Identifying factors associated with overweight in early childhood is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine child and maternal factors associated with overweight in 2- to 4-year-old children enrolled in the Texas WIC program.
  • To inform public health strategies for preventing childhood obesity.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study utilizing matched child and maternal data from Texas WIC databases.
  • Data were collected via mother's self-report during WIC certification.
  • Logistic regression analysis was performed on a sample of 22,837 mother-child dyads.

Main Results:

  • Living in a nonborder urban area was associated with increased odds of child overweight compared to border areas.
  • Maternal overweight, high gestational weight gain, and gestational diabetes were significantly associated with greater odds of child overweight.
  • Hispanic ethnicity and being 4 years old were also noted as factors.

Conclusions:

  • Several maternal and child factors are associated with overweight in Texas WIC preschoolers.
  • Health interventions should focus on 4-year-old Hispanic children in nonborder urban areas.
  • Targeting mothers who are overweight, experienced high gestational weight gain, or had gestational diabetes is recommended.
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