Category Archives: Obesity

Soda was found to be linked to elevated blood pressure in our sample of low income students. These findings support those of Savoca and colleagues (2004) who observed a positive association between blood pressure and soda in adolescents, such that … Continue reading →

The results of this study supported the research hypothesis that there would be a significant difference in the prevalence of pre-HTN and HTN in school-aged children between those with a BMI-for-age > 85th percentile and those with a BMI-for-age < … Continue reading →

BMI was associated with all the variables included in the bivariate correlation (SBP; fruit, vegetable, and soda consumption; and physical activity). This finding and that of the regression analysis supports the research hypothesis that there would be significant associations among … Continue reading →

Those students physically active for 60 minutes or more per day (n=404) had a significantly lower mean BMI (21.3 + 4.7) compared to students who were either physically active 0

Bivariate correlations were computed between BMI, SBP, and the following lifestyle statements:

The sample was 52% male and 48% female. Thirty-one percent of the participants were enrolled in the fifth grade (n=396), 14% in the sixth grade (n=182), 25% in the seventh grade (n=322), and 30% in the eighth grade (n=384). The … Continue reading →

Methods Study Participants and Method of Selection For this cross-sectional descriptive study, a school-based health screening was performed on 1,284 students in grades five through eight from ten schools in three different school districts in rural northern California. Participating schools … Continue reading →

Soda consumption has increased dramatically in the last 20 years (Calvadini, Siega-Riz, Popkin, 2000). Ludwig and colleagues

Mutner and colleagues used representative samples of children and adolescents, aged eight

The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to examine overweight as an independent risk factor for hypertension (HTN) in children, as well as associations among body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, diet, and physical activity. Study participants included 1,284 … Continue reading →