Context Rates of obesity and other childhood chronic conditions have increased over recent
decades. Patterns of how conditions change over time have not been widely examined …

Importance Previous analyses of obesity trends among children and adolescents showed an
increase between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000, but no change between 2003-2004 and 2011 …

Objective To examine changes in state-specific obesity and overweight prevalence among
US children and adolescents between 2003 and 2007. Design Temporal cross-sectional …

Background Although the increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States
has been documented, little is known about its incidence. We report here on the national …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the obesity prevalence is increasing, level, or decreasing
among young US children (aged< 6 years) in the past decade; and to compare regional data …

Context The prevalence of childhood obesity increased in the 1980s and 1990s but there
were no significant changes in prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 in the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence and reverse of obesity among young low-income
children and variations across population subgroups. METHODS: We included 1.2 million …

Context Extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) children have high rates of chronic conditions
during childhood. Information on their trajectory of health during adolescence is needed for …

OBJECTIVE: This large population-based study of US children considered the association of
obesity with a broad range of comorbidities. This study examined relationships between …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of obesity in 5 major racial/ethnic groups in 4-year-old
US children. Design Cross-sectional secondary data analysis. Setting Nationally …