title: Correlates of overweight and obesity in american Indian children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify risk factors that may contribute to the development and/or maintenance of overweight and obesity in American Indian children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 291 tribally enrolled American Indian children. Body mass index (BMI) was measured by a tribal program and children completed self-report measures during health class. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted for 232 children and included three blocks of predictor variables (diet and physical activity, weight-related attitudes, and psychosocial variables).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-three percent of children were obese and 20% were overweight. Diet and physical activity (7.6%) and weight-related attitudes (31.9%) made significant contributions, explaining 39.5% of the variance in BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Greater BMI scores were related to healthier food choice intentions, more hours of television viewing, greater body dissatisfaction, higher negative attitudes toward body size, and more weight loss attempts.
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, Department of Psychology, North Dakota, USA. Tjollie-trottier@nrifargo.com
authors.forename: Tami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jollie-Trottier
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: J Douglas
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000208:ethnology