2021
Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hu P, Samuels S, Maciejewski KR, Li F, Aloe C, Van Name M, Savoye M, Sharifi M. Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity 2021, 18: 369-382. PMID: 34919458, PMCID: PMC9492789, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2021.0196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityWeight-related health behaviorsHealth behaviorsSocial determinantsExact testObesity-related comorbiditiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicRecreational screen timeVigorous physical activityFisher's exact testMultivariable regression modelsDisease 2019 pandemicStress Scale scoresBehavior changeHigher caregiver stressPhysical activityFood insecurityScale scoreAdolescents 13Caregiver stressObesityScreen timePsychosocial stressorsMost mealsHealth disparities
2013
Evaluating the Implementation of Expert Committee Recommendations for Obesity Assessment
Sharifi M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Marshall R, Simon SR, Gillman MW, Finkelstein JA, Taveras EM. Evaluating the Implementation of Expert Committee Recommendations for Obesity Assessment. Clinical Pediatrics 2013, 52: 131-138. PMID: 23378479, DOI: 10.1177/0009922812471712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityExpert Committee recommendationsChildhood overweight/obesityPediatric overweight/obesityMultisite group practiceUptake of guidelinesObesity-related comorbiditiesElectronic health record dataWell-child visitsChildren 10 yearsRate of diagnosisHealth record dataRelease of recommendationsIncident overweightDiagnosis codesObesity assessmentChildren 2Committee's recommendationsICD-9ObesityLaboratory ordersRelated conditionsRecord dataGroup practiceClinicians