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Impact of Body Weight on the Immediate Health of the Pediatric Population

NCT00267631 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5392

Last updated 2013-08-12

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Summary

Objective: Obesity amongst children is a public health issue in the United States and is rising at an alarming rate. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any correlation between At Risk body weight (overweight and obese) and immediate health of the pediatric population.

Methodology: As part of routine patient care, we measured length in addition to weight of patients 2 years to 18 years of age presenting to the pediatric emergency department. A report was run monthly to calculate the BMI of all patients for whom data is available. The data were plotted on the year 2000 gender based BMI for age percentile growth charts from CDC. A retrospective electronic chart review was conducted for patients At Risk body weight (BMI ≥ 85%), and were compared to "control" or healthy (BMI of 25 - 75 %) group for six groups of final ED diagnoses of infectious diseases.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Antonios Likourezos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Estevan Garcia, MD · Maimonides Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Primary Completion
2007-03-31
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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