Alabama Children's Body Mass Index, Nutritional Attitudes, and Food Consumption: An Exploratory Analysis

Southern Medical Journal
Vaughn MillnerBernard H Eichold

Abstract

This study had three aims: assess the extent to which middle school children in southern Alabama were classified as overweight or obese; determine the magnitude of the relation between children's attitudes toward healthy eating and their actual dietary choices; and examine the role of race, sex, and ZIP codes on children's eating attitudes and behaviors. Registered dietitians took height and weight measurements of middle school children in southern Alabama to establish body mass index (BMI). Children were given a Likert-type survey with multiple-choice items to assess the study's objectives. Descriptive statistics were generated, and structural equation modeling was used to examine potential moderating effects on the associations between a latent variable of healthy eating attitudes and a latent variable of healthy eating behaviors across race and ethnicity. A series of analyses of variance was used to determine any significant differences in the children's attitudes across schools. The χ2 tests were used to examine potential race differences in BMI. A total of 630 children participated in the study. Their average age was 12 years. More than half (53%) of the children were girls, and more than half (61%) were White. Approximate...Continue Reading

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