A descriptive analysis of CRRIC II results: cardiovascular risks of African-American children in Mississippi.
The burgeoning problem of overweight and obesity in US children, adolescents, and adults has reached epidemic proportions. Data from the CRRIC I study conducted in 2000 in Jackson, Mississippi among elementary African-American children indicated that 39% of the boys and 49% of the girls had BMIs at or above the 85th percentile. The current study replicated CRRIC I in a sample of 113 African American Children in the third and fourth grades in the rural town of Canton, Mississippi. Results revealed that 46% of the boys and 46% of the girls had BMI at or above the 85th percentile. Fitness profile results revealed that only 11% of the children were classified as fit, 84% were classified as fair, and 5% were deemed unfit. As in CRRIC I, health histories of grandparents were positive for the comorbities of overweight and obesity: diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. These data indicate a critical need to aggressively intervene to impact the lifestyle choices of this generation.
Davis
Sheila P
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University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA. Sdavis@son.umsmed.edu
Bienemey
Cynthia
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Ellis
Joan
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Ferdinand
Daphne
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Loustalot
Fleetwood
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Trabeaux
Shirleen
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Webb
Shelia
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi / Q000453:epidemiology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior