Convenience Sampling of Children Presenting to Hospital-Based Outpatient Clinics to Estimate Childhood Obesity Levels in Local Surroundings

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ID11029609
AutoresJason Gilliland (0000-0002-2909-2178, Jason Gilliland is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory and with Geography, Paediatrics, and Health Studies, University of Western Ontario, London. Andrew F. Clark is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, University of Western Ontario. Marta Kobrzynski and Guido Filler are with the Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario.), Andrew F Clark (0000-0002-3080-5833, Jason Gilliland is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory and with Geography, Paediatrics, and Health Studies, University of Western Ontario, London. Andrew F. Clark is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, University of Western Ontario. Marta Kobrzynski and Guido Filler are with the Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario.), Marta Kobrzynski (0000-0002-4568-1730, Jason Gilliland is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory and with Geography, Paediatrics, and Health Studies, University of Western Ontario, London. Andrew F. Clark is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, University of Western Ontario. Marta Kobrzynski and Guido Filler are with the Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario.), Guido Filler (0000-0003-1891-6765, Jason Gilliland is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory and with Geography, Paediatrics, and Health Studies, University of Western Ontario, London. Andrew F. Clark is with the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, University of Western Ontario. Marta Kobrzynski and Guido Filler are with the Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario.)
Año2015
Volumen105
Número7
Páginas1332-1335
Fecha de publicación2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302622
PMID25973810
OpenAlexW2140353809
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas19

Childhood obesity is a critical public health matter associated with numerous pediatric comorbidities. Local-level data are required to monitor obesity and to help administer prevention efforts when and where they are most needed. We hypothesized that samples of children visiting hospital clinics could provide representative local population estimates of childhood obesity using data from 2007 to 2013. Such data might provide more accurate, timely, and cost-effective obesity estimates than national surveys. Results revealed that our hospital-based sample could not serve as a population surrogate. Further research is needed to confirm this finding

Childhood obesity · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Obesity · Outpatient visits · Overweight · Population · Public health · Sample (material) · Sampling (signal processing) · Child and Adolescent Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pediatrics