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. 2015 Jul;105(7):1332-5.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302622. Epub 2015 May 14.

Convenience Sampling of Children Presenting to Hospital-Based Outpatient Clinics to Estimate Childhood Obesity Levels in Local Surroundings

Jason Gilliland  1 , Andrew F Clark, Marta Kobrzynski, Guido Filler
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Convenience Sampling of Children Presenting to Hospital-Based Outpatient Clinics to Estimate Childhood Obesity Levels in Local Surroundings

Jason Gilliland et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a critical public health matter associated with numerous pediatric comorbidities. Local-level data are required to monitor obesity and to help administer prevention efforts when and where they are most needed. We hypothesized that samples of children visiting hospital clinics could provide representative local population estimates of childhood obesity using data from 2007 to 2013. Such data might provide more accurate, timely, and cost-effective obesity estimates than national surveys. Results revealed that our hospital-based sample could not serve as a population surrogate. Further research is needed to confirm this finding.

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Distributions of body index mass (BMI) classification between (a) the hospital-based sample (2007–2008) and (b) the school-based sample (2011–2013): London, Ontario. Note. The home locations of participants have been randomized based on the census dissemination area to de-identify the spatial data.
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