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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS MVFR0xC2. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We estimated the prevalence of overweight in a population of young children enrolled in a New York City Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Methods : Administrative and survey data were collected from a sample of enrolled families. Body mass index (BMI) of 557 children aged 2,3, and 4 years was compared by sociodemographic and nutrition characteristics. Results : Forty percent of the children were overweight or at risk for overweight (BMI>=85th percentile). Compared with other racial-/ethnic groups combined, Hispanic children were more than twice as likely (odds ratio=2.6 ; 95% confidence interval=1.8,3.8) to be overweight or at risk for overweight. Two-year-olds were less likely to be overweight than 3 and 4-year-olds. Conclusions : Interventions to address childhood overweight should be culturally specific and target very young children.
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