Dietary Habits, Eating Behavior, Weight, Body
Conditions
Brief summary
This longitudinal observational cohort followed the growth and development of non-Hispanic white girls from age 5 to 15 years, with a focus on the development of the controls of food intake.
Detailed description
This longitudinal observational cohort followed the growth and development of non-Hispanic white girls from age 5 to 15 years, with a focus on the development of the controls of food intake. Data was collected biennially from girls and their mothers and fathers. Measures included anthropometrics, questionnaires and laboratory measures of eating behavior, dietary recalls, psychosocial characteristics, and parenting measures.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Penn State University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
5 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Living with both biological parents
Exclusion criteria
* Severe food allergies * Chronic medical conditions affecting food intake
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dieting practices | Pattern of development from age 5 to 15 years | Derived from questionnaire by French et al. |
| Dietary restraint | Pattern of development from age 5 to 15 years | Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire |
| Disinhibition | Pattern of development from age 5 to 15 years | Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire |
| Disordered eating | Pattern of development from age 5 to 15 years | Children's Eating Attitudes Test/Eating Attitudes Test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total body bone mineral content | Age 9, 11, 13, and 15 years | Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| Dietary intake | Age 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 years | 3-24 hour dietary recalls |
| Body mass index | Age 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 years | Weight in kg/height in meters squared, converted to z-scores using CDC growth charts |
Outcome results
None listed