Odds of Developing Overweight or Obesity Increase with Height Decile in Tall Healthy Weight Kindergarteners: Longitudinal Results from the West Virginia Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities (WV CARDIAC) Project
Obesity-prevention initiatives could greatly benefit from considering tall stature and rapid growth velocity in early childhood as potential indicators of obesity risk, even if children fit within a healthy BMI category.
Authors
- Maria A. Serrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-9508)
- Christa L. Lilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-0638)
- Eloise Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7921-5797)
- Lee A. Pyles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1113-1092)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- West Virginia University Hospitals (US)
- Marshall University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Pediatrics Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedcp.2025.200197
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00