Weight Status Measures Collected in the Healthy Communities Study: Protocols and Analyses.

摘要: The Healthy Communities Study is one of the largest studies to assess relationship between characteristics community programs and policies prevent childhood obesity obesity-related outcomes. purpose this paper describe protocol that was developed for collecting anthropometric data study procedures analyzing data. Data were collected from 2013 2015 analyses will be completed by mid-2016. During in-home visits, staff height, weight, waist circumference measurements child participants height weight adult participants. obtaining these adapted used National Health Nutrition Examination Survey, with modifications accommodate assessments conducted in homes rather than a Mobile Center. In addition retrospective medical records These calculate trajectories BMI z-scores. implemented ensuring accuracy abstracted included automatically checking ranges on entered data, reviewing end-digit patterns, abstracting selected using two independent abstractors agreement. collection longitudinal measures allow researchers address several pressing questions related how are associated outcomes among children.