Changes in body mass index z score over the course of the academic year among children attending Head Start

Author(s): Lumeng, Julie C.; Kaciroti, Niko; Frisvold, David E.;
Date Issued: May/June 2010
Description: A study of changes in children's body mass index (BMI) over the course of enrollment in Head Start and examination of variations in BMI by gender, single-parent status, program year, race, age at initial enrollment, and family income divided by household size, from a secondary analysis of retrospective longitudinal growth of 1,914 children enrolled in a Michigan Head Start program over 2 academic years and the intervening summer
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Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; American Heart Association
Journal Title: Academic Pediatrics
Volume Number: 10
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 179-186
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Head Start/Head Start
Country: United States
States: MICHIGAN
ISSN: 1876-2859 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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