2021
Characteristics of achieving clinically important weight loss in two paediatric weight management interventions
Fiechtner L, Castro I, Cheng ER, Sharifi M, Gerber MW, Luo M, Goldmann D, Sandel M, Block J, Orav EJ, Taveras EM. Characteristics of achieving clinically important weight loss in two paediatric weight management interventions. Pediatric Obesity 2021, 16: e12784. PMID: 33734583, PMCID: PMC8355061, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsWeight management interventionsSevere obesityImportant weight lossSugary beveragesWeight lossBMI z-scoreLog-binomial regressionYears of ageHealth trialsMultivariable analysisLower BMILifestyle behaviorsAssociation of childAnalysis of childrenYounger ageZ-scoreObesityManagement interventionsLower likelihoodInterventionChildrenAgeBeveragesYears
2018
Determinants of Binge Eating Symptoms in Children with Overweight/Obesity
Fiechtner L, Fonte ML, Castro I, Gerber M, Horan C, Sharifi M, Cena H, Taveras EM. Determinants of Binge Eating Symptoms in Children with Overweight/Obesity. Childhood Obesity 2018, 14: 510-517. PMID: 30153037, PMCID: PMC6249668, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2017.0311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hungerOverweight/obesityHigh prevalenceScreen timePrevalence ratiosGreater screen timeLong sleep durationDiagnosis of bingeBinge Eating SymptomsSevere obesityCommon symptomsPrimary careAssociation of childLow prevalenceSleep durationObesityMultivariate analysisSymptomsPrevalenceEating SymptomsEating DisordersBingeChildrenOne-thirdMultilevel determinants