Diet, Exercise and Cardiovascular Health Among Ethnic Children

Obesity Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00005179
• Other study ID #: 1057
• Secondary ID: R03HL047534
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 25, 2000
• Last updated: December 21, 2015
• Start date: September 1985
• Est. completion date: June 1990

Study information

• Verified date: April 2000
• Source: Georgia Regents University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To document the patterns of influence or socialization from parents to children in regard to the transmission of cardiovascular disease risk related behaviors such as diet and physical activity.

Description:

BACKGROUND:

While much of the research in heart disease prevention has focused on relationships among cardiovascular disease risk factors, cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, there is a growing recognition of the importance of various health behaviors, such as what people eat, how much they exercise, if they smoke, their habitual approach to life including Type A behavior. Many of these risk related behaviors are correlated with the various cardiovascular disease risks. This study determined differences in social influence patterns in regard to diet and exercise between obese and non-obese families, and the impact on the obesity, dietary and exercise habits, and risk factors of children beginning at three to four years of age until seven to eight years.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

This prospective, longitudinal study collected data on the twelve cohorts of families. Blood pressures, resting pulse, height, weight, skinfolds, plasma cholesterol fractions and Type A behavior data were collected on the children at five times over the course of five years. During the four years between each of the clinic measurements, observational data were collected on the diet and exercise habits of the children. At the time of clinic assessment, clinic data were also collected on the parents of the children and self report data on the parents' diet, exercise habits, and other psychosocial variables. Two substudies were also conducted. The first assessed energy expenditure levels of children in the three age groups of 3-4 years, 5-6 years, and 7-8 years and the three body types of lean, average, and obese in 12 different activities. The second substudy assessed the accuracy of mothers' 24-hour recall of the diet and exercise behaviors of their 3-4 year old children as compared to observational data on the same behaviors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: June 1990
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: N/A to 100 Years
• Eligibility: No eligibility criteria

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Heart Diseases
• Obesity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Georgia Regents University	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

References & Publications (18)

Baranowski T, Bryan GT, Harrison JA, Rassin DK, Greaves KA, Baranowski JH. Height, infant-feeding practices and cardiovascular functioning among 3 or 4 year old children in three ethnic groups. J Clin Epidemiol. 1992 May;45(5):513-8. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Bryan GT, Rassin DK, Harrison JA, Henske JC. Ethnicity, infant-feeding practices, and childhood adiposity. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1990 Oct;11(5):234-9. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Domel SB. A cognitive model of children's reporting of food intake. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994 Jan;59(1 Suppl):212S-217S. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Hooks P, Tsong Y, Cieslik C, Nader PR. Aerobic physical activity among third- to sixth-grade children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1987 Aug;8(4):203-6. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Sprague D, Baranowski JH, Harrison JA. Accuracy of maternal dietary recall for preschool children. J Am Diet Assoc. 1991 Jun;91(6):669-74. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Thompson WO, DuRant RH, Baranowski J, Puhl J. Observations on physical activity in physical locations: age, gender, ethnicity, and month effects. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1993 Jun;64(2):127-33. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Tsong Y, Brodwick M. Scaling of response scale adverbs among black-American adults. Percept Mot Skills. 1990 Oct;71(2):547-59. — View Citation

Baranowski T, Tsong Y, Henske J, Dunn JK, Hooks P. Ethnic variation in blood pressure among preadolescent children. Pediatr Res. 1988 Mar;23(3):270-4. — View Citation

Baranowski T: Validity of Self Report of Physical Activity: An Information Processing Approach. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, (in press), 0000

Brodwick M, Baranowski T, Rassin DK. Patterns of infant feeding in a tri-ethnic population. J Am Diet Assoc. 1989 Aug;89(8):1129-32. — View Citation

Durant RH, Baranowski T, Davis H, Thompson WO, Puhl J, Greaves KA, Rhodes T. Reliability and variability of heart rate monitoring in 3-, 4-, or 5-yr-old children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1992 Feb;24(2):265-71. — View Citation

DuRant RH, Baranowski T, Puhl J, Rhodes T, Davis H, Greaves KA, Thompson WO. Evaluation of the Children's Activity Rating Scale (CARS) in young children. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1993 Dec;25(12):1415-21. — View Citation

Eck LH, Klesges RC, Hanson CL, Baranowski T, Henske J. A comparison of four commonly used nutrient database programs. J Am Diet Assoc. 1988 May;88(5):602-4. — View Citation

Higginbotham JC, Baranowski T, Puhl J, Greaves KA. Ethnicity, gender, and Type A differences in resting heart rate and blood pressure among young children. Ethn Dis. 1991 Spring;1(2):123-34. — View Citation

Hooks PC, Tsong Y, Baranowski T, Henske JC, Nader PR, Levin JS. Recruitment strategies for multiethnic family and community health research. Fam Community Health. 1988 May;11(1):48-59. — View Citation

Perry C, Baranowski T, Parcel G: Social and Environmental Triggers and Reinforcements for Health Behavior: Social Learning Theory. In: Glanz K, Lewis FM, Rimer B, (Eds) Health Behaviors and Health Education Theory, Research and Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (in press), 0000

Puhl J, Greaves K, Hoyt M, Baranowski T. Children's Activity Rating Scale (CARS): description and calibration. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1990 Mar;61(1):26-36. — View Citation

Treiber FA, Baranowski T, Braden DS, Strong WB, Levy M, Knox W. Social support for exercise: relationship to physical activity in young adults. Prev Med. 1991 Nov;20(6):737-50. Erratum in: Prev Med 1992 May;21(3):392. — View Citation

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