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National, State and Local Disparities in Childhood Obesity

Bethell, C. March 2, 2010 Page 00. National, State and Local Disparities in Childhood Obesity. Findings from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health Christina Bethell, Lisa Simpson, Scott Stumbo , Adam Carle, Narengeral Gombojav. The Nation: 2003 vs. 2007.

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National, State and Local Disparities in Childhood Obesity

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  1. Bethell, C. March 2, 2010 Page 00 National, State and Local Disparities in Childhood Obesity Findings from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health Christina Bethell, Lisa Simpson, Scott Stumbo, Adam Carle, NarengeralGombojav

  2. The Nation: 2003 vs. 2007 *2003 versus 2007 rates of obesity are significantly different (P<0.05)

  3. Variation Across States Low: UT/MN: 23.1% Both Across and Within State Disparities Widened High: MS: 44.4 Significantly lower than U.S. Lower than U.S., not significant Higher than U.S., not significant Significantly higher than U.S.

  4. Within State Disparities ID=27.5 MN=23.1

  5. Within State Disparities AK=33.9 AZ=30.6

  6. Independent Impact on School Outcomes 31.0 School Engagement Missed School Days Repeated a Grade bStatistically significant differences existin estimated prevalence across child subgroups for this variable based on a chi square test and p< .01.

  7. A National Issue While being publicly insured and not having access to a park or recreation center independently predicts overweight/obesity in children, most overweight or obese children are still privately insured and have neighborhood amenities

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