Weight Loss Attempts and Attitudes toward Body Size, Eating, and Physical Activity in American Indian Children: Relationship to Weight Status and Gender

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 356-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Story ◽  
June Stevens ◽  
Marguerite Evans ◽  
Carol E. Cornell ◽  
Juhaeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Size ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrisa Arcan ◽  
Peter J Hannan ◽  
Jayne A Fulkerson ◽  
John H Himes ◽  
Bonnie Holy Rock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Food Availability ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Home Food ◽  
Home Food Availability

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate associations between home environmental factors and BMI of young American-Indian children.DesignCross-sectional and prospective study.SettingSchool-based obesity prevention trial (Bright Start) on a Northern Plains Indian reservation in South Dakota. Mixed model multivariable analysis was used to examine associations between child BMI categories (normal, overweight and obese) and home food availability, children's dietary intake and physical activity. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, socio-economic status, parent BMI and school; prospective analyses also adjusted for study condition and baseline predictor and outcome variables.SubjectsKindergarten children (n 424, 51 % male; mean age = 5·8 years, 30 % overweight/obese) and parents/caregivers (89 % female; 86 % overweight/obese) had their height and weight measured and parents/caregivers completed surveys on home environmental factors (baseline and 2 years later).ResultsHigher fast-food intake and parent-perceived barriers to physical activity were marginally associated with higher probabilities of a child being overweight and obese. Vegetable availability was marginally associated with lower probabilities of being overweight and obese. The associations between home environmental factors and child weight status at follow-up were not significant.ConclusionsFindings indicate that selected aspects of the home environment are associated with weight status of American-Indian children. Obesity interventions with this population should consider helping parents to engage and model healthful behaviours and to increase availability of healthful foods at home.

scholarly journals Sleep and Physical Activity Patterns in Urban American Indian Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Vernon M. Grant ◽  
Emily J. Tomayko ◽  
Raymond D. Kingfisher
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Total Sleep Time ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Time In Bed ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Urban American Indian

Objectives: In this study, we examined patterns of obesity, physical activity (PA), sleep, and screen time in urban American Indian (AI) youth in the 6th-8th grade. Methods: A youth sample (N = 36) from 3 middle schools was recruited to participate in this observational sample of convenience. Youth completed a demographic and screen time survey, measurements of height and weight, and wore a wrist accelerometer continuously for 7 days to assess PA and sleep. Results: Approximately 42% of participants were overweight or obese. Average weekday screen time was 254.7±98.1 minutes. Compared to weekdays, weekend sedentary activity increased (weekday, 159.2±81.1 minutes vs weekend, 204.3±91.7 minutes; p = .03) and vigorous PA (weekday, 20.9±19.1 minutes vs weekend, 5.7±8.1 minutes; p = .0001) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (weekday, 192.65±62.3 minutes vs weekend, 141±71.7 minutes; p = .002) decreased. Compared to weekdays, weekend total sleep time (weekday, 512.8±48.6 minutes vs weekend, 555.3±84.3 minutes; p = .007) and time in bed (weekday, 487.3±49.6 minutes vs weekend, 528.6±71.2 minutes; p = .01) increased. Conclusions: Weekday to weekend shifts in PA and sleep must be considered when designing targeted obesity prevention interventions.

The effects of the Pathways Obesity Prevention Program on physical activity in American Indian children

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. S62-S69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Going ◽  
Janice Thompson ◽  
Stephanie Cano ◽  
Dawn Stewart ◽  
Elaine Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Obesity Prevention Program

scholarly journals Physical activity values in two-to-seven-year-old children measured by accelerometer over five consecutives 24-hour days

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Gutiérrez-Hervás ◽  
Ernesto Cortés-Castell ◽  
Mercedes Juste-Ruíz ◽  
Antonio Palazón-Bru ◽  
Vicente Gil-Guillén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Main Variable ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction.  Interpretation of accelerometer-derived physical activity in preschool children is confounded by differences in cut-off points.Aim. The purpose of this study was to analyze physical activity in 2-to-7-year-old children to establish reference values for daily activity.   Methods.  Observational study in children aged 2-7 years, without chronic diseases and whose parents provided informed consent. The main variable was physical activity, measured continuously over 120 hours (three workdays and two weekend days) by accelerometer. Secondary variables were weight status (BMI Z-score) and gender. The relationship between the main variable and secondary variables was determined through the t-test, ANOVA and the Pearson correlation coefficient.  A multivariate model was used to obtain the standard deviation of all possible combinations of values, constructing percentiles of normality(x±s and x±2·s).Results. 136 children (35% of municipality children), 54.4% girls. Their weight status distribution was: 25 underweight(18.4%), 35 normal weight(25.7%), 40 overweight(29.4%) and 36 obese(26.5%). The median age was 5.7 years and the mean physical activity was 591.9 counts/minute. The boys undertook more physical activity(p=0.031) and the underweight and normal-weight children undertook more physical activity than the overweight and obese children(p=0.032). There were no significant differences according to age.  The multivariate analysis showed significant differences(p<0.001) according to gender and weight status. In boys, physical activity decreased as weight status increased. In contrast, the girls in the extreme BMI groups obtained higher levels of physical activity.Conclusion.  The reference values obtained, categorized by gender and weight status, provide clinicians with standardized daily physical activity levels of preschool-age children.

scholarly journals Weight, physical activity and breast cancer survival

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne McTiernan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Weight Change ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival

Weight, weight change and physical activity may affect prognosis among women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. Observational studies show associations between overweight/obesity and weight gain with several measures of reduced prognosis in women with breast cancer, and some suggestions of lower survival in women who are underweight or who experience unexplained weight loss after diagnosis. Observational studies have also shown an association between higher levels of physical activity and reduced breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality, although a dose–response relationship has not been established. The effects of purposive dietary weight loss and increase in physical activity on survival or recurrence in breast cancer are not yet established, and randomised controlled trials are needed for definitive data. This paper presents the epidemiologic evidence on weight status, weight change, and physical activity and breast cancer survival; suggests potential mediating mechanisms; summarises evidence on weight loss interventions in breast cancer survivors; describes ongoing randomised clinical trials designed to test the effects of weight loss or physical activity on breast cancer survival; and provides information on available guidelines on weight and physical activity for cancer survivors.

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