2011
Kids and Adults Now! Defeat Obesity (KAN-DO): Rationale, design and baseline characteristics
Østbye T, Zucker NL, Krause KM, Lovelady CA, Evenson KR, Peterson BL, Bastian LA, Swamy GK, West DG, Brouwer RJ. Kids and Adults Now! Defeat Obesity (KAN-DO): Rationale, design and baseline characteristics. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2011, 32: 461-469. PMID: 21300177, PMCID: PMC3087307, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy lifestyle changesPublic health priorityBehavioral intervention trialSingle group sessionHealth behavior changeObese mothersBaseline characteristicsHealthy weightOverweight childrenWeight maintenanceIntervention trialsChildhood obesityCounseling callsChild weightHealth priorityLifestyle changesFeeding practicesHealthy behaviorsActivity opportunitiesObesityGroup sessionsWeight reductionBehavioral changesTeachable momentChildren
2004
Number of Children Associated with Obesity in Middle-Aged Women and Men: Results from the Health and Retirement Study
Weng HH, Bastian LA, Taylor DH, Moser BK, Ostbye T. Number of Children Associated with Obesity in Middle-Aged Women and Men: Results from the Health and Retirement Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 85-91. PMID: 15006281, DOI: 10.1089/154099904322836492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged womenRisk of obesityNumber of childrenAdditional childrenPublic health interventionsLower household incomeRetirement StudyNonobese menNonobese womenObesity preventionChildren AssociatedTobacco usePhysical activityObesityHealth interventionsSimilar associationAlcohol useSame covariatesHousehold incomeWomenWork statusHealth insuranceMenObeseChildren