TY  - JOUR
AU  - Beckerman-Hsu, Jacob P.
AU  - Aftosmes-Tobio, Alyssa
AU  - Lansburg, Kindra
AU  - Leonard, Jessie
AU  - Torrico, Merieka
AU  - Kenney, Erica L.
AU  - Subramanian, SV
AU  - Haneuse, Sebastien
AU  - Davison, Kirsten K.
PY  - 2021
TI  - Summer Weight Gain Among Preschool-Aged Children With Obesity: An Observational Study in Head Start
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E25
VL  - 18
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - School-aged children gain weight most rapidly in summer, but few studies have investigated summer weight gain among preschool-aged children. We fit continuous linear spline mixed models to test for accelerated summer weight gain among 2,044 children attending 16 Boston-area Head Start programs between fall 2016 and spring 2019. Academic year and summer rates of change in modified body mass index z-score differed (P < .001), with accelerated summer weight gain most pronounced among children with obesity. As with school-aged children, increased focus on the summer is warranted for promoting healthy weight among children in Head Start.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200532
DO  - 10.5888/pcd18.200532
ER  -