2000
Biobehavioral Factors Are Associated with Obesity in Puerto Rican Children
Tanasescu M, Ferris A, Rodriguez N, Himmelgreen D, Pérez-Escamilla R. Biobehavioral Factors Are Associated with Obesity in Puerto Rican Children. Journal Of Nutrition 2000, 130: 1734-1742. PMID: 10867044, DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.7.1734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPuerto Rican childrenMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiastolic blood pressureLow physical activityDairy product intakePredictors of obesityCase-control studyFruit juice consumptionLogistic regression analysisMore ear infectionsMaternal BMIBlood pressureObese childrenProduct intakeChildhood obesityJuice consumptionEar infectionsSweets consumptionPrepubertal childrenPhysical activityBiobehavioral factorsObesityMultifactorial natureRegression analysisChildren
1998
Obesity among offspring of women with type 1 diabetes.
Rodrigues S, Ferris A, Peréz-Escamilla R, Backstrand J. Obesity among offspring of women with type 1 diabetes. Clinical & Investigative Medicine 1998, 21: 258-66. PMID: 9885760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesType 1 diabetes groupBody mass indexPhysical activity patternsPercent body fatObese childrenDiabetes groupNonobese childrenBody fatBody compositionMaternal pregravid weightOffspring of womenProspective cohort studyUsual nutrient intakesBlood glucose controlBody fat patterningLow maternal educationSubscapular skinfold thicknessSkinfold thickness measuresBioelectrical impedance analysisHealth Statistics referenceWarrants further investigationNondiabetic childrenPregravid weightCohort study