Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children
Hairston KG, Ducharme JL, Treuth MS, Hsueh WC, Jastreboff AM, Ryan KA, Shi X, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Snitker S. Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 873-878. PMID: 23093661, PMCID: PMC3609522, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMin/dayPhysical activityOld Order AmishNutrition Examination Survey dataBMI z-scoreVigorous physical activityComparison of BMIHip-worn accelerometersOld Order Amish childrenNon-Hispanic white populationPediatric overweightMean BMIExcess weightNational HealthLong-term protectionLow prevalenceES groupNHANES estimatesChildhood factorsZ-scorePA levelsBMIDiabetesAnthropometric dataWhite population