Regional and sociodemographic differences in average BMI among US children in the ECHO program.
Traci A BekelmanDana DabeleaJody M GanibanAndrew LawAlexandra McGovern ReillyKeri N AlthoffNoel MuellerCarlos A CamargoCristiane S DuarteAnne L DunlopAmy J ElliottAssiamira FerraraDiane R GoldIrva Hertz-PicciottoTina HartertAlison E HipwellKathi HuddlestonChristine C JohnsonMargaret R KaragasCatherine J KarrGurjit K Khurana HersheyLeslie LeveSomdat MahabirCindy T McEvoyJenae NeiderhiserEmily OkenAndrew RundleSheela SathyanarayanaChristine TurleyFrances A TylavskySara E WatsonRosalind WrightMingyu ZhangEdward Zorattinull nullPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)
Region of residence was associated with child BMI z scores, even after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics. Understanding regional influences can inform targeted efforts to mitigate BMI-related disparities among children.