scholarly journals Obesity Risk Assessment Tool among 3–5 Year Olds: Validation with Biomarkers of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-23-S-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn S. Townsend ◽  
Mical K. Shilts ◽  
Louise Lanoue ◽  
Christiana Drake ◽  
Dennis M. Styne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Obesity Risk

scholarly journals Development of a pediatric obesity risk assessment tool for 3–5 year old children from low‐income families

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Denise Young ◽  
Lorrene Ritchie ◽  
Lenna Ontai‐Grzebeck ◽  
Shannon Tierney Williams ◽  
Marilyn S Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Pediatric Obesity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Low Income Families

scholarly journals Obesity Risk Assessment Tool for Low-Income Spanish Speaking Immigrant Parents with Young Children: Validity with BMI and Biomarkers of Obesity

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3582
Author(s):  
Marilyn Townsend ◽  
Mical Shilts ◽  
Louise Lanoue ◽  
Christiana Drake ◽  
L. Díaz Rios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Blood Biomarkers ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Increased Risk

Children of Hispanic origin bear a high risk of obesity. Child weight gain trajectories are influenced by the family environment, including parent feeding practices. Excessive body fat can result in unhealthful metabolic and lipid profiles and increased risk of metabolic diseases. The objective was to estimate criterion validity of an obesity risk assessment tool targeting Spanish-speaking families of Mexican origin using anthropometric measures and blood values of their young children. A cross-sectional study design with five data collection sessions was conducted over an eight-week period and involved 206 parent/child dyads recruited at Head Start and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children in Northern California. Main outcome measures were criterion validity of Niños Sanos, a pediatric obesity risk assessment tool, using anthropometric measures and blood biomarkers. Niños Sanos scores were inversely related to child BMI-for-age percentiles (p = 0.02), waist-for-height ratios (p = 0.05) and inversely related to blood biomarkers for the metabolic index (p = 0.03) and lipid index (p = 0.05) and positively related to anti-inflammatory index (p = 0.047). Overall, children with higher Niños Sanos scores had more healthful lipid, metabolic and inflammatory profiles, as well as lower BMI-for-age percentiles and waist-to height ratios, providing evidence for the criterion validity of the tool. Niños Sanos can be used by child obesity researchers, by counselors and medical professionals during clinic visits as a screening tool and by educators as a tool to set goals for behavior change.

An Obesity Risk Assessment Tool for Young Children: Validity With BMI and Nutrient Values

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 705-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn S. Townsend ◽  
Mical K. Shilts ◽  
Dennis M. Styne ◽  
Christiana Drake ◽  
Louise Lanoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Obesity Risk

Using Biomarkers for the Validation of Niños Sanos, an Obesity Risk Assessment Tool: Preliminary Results

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. S109
Author(s):  
Louise Lanoue ◽  
Marilyn S. Townsend ◽  
Mical K. Shilts ◽  
Christiana Drake ◽  
Lenna Ontai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Preliminary Results
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