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Objective
This study examined predictors of physical performance, a key aspect of quality of life, in children with excess weight.
Methods
Participants were 269 children aged 6–12 years with a body mass index above the 85th percentile. Children completed a standardized physical performance task capturing lower extremity strength, balance, and gait speed. Height, weight, and waist circumference...
Objective
This study examined whether the efficacy of a standard‐of‐care pediatric obesity treatment was affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Methods
Analyses leveraged data from an ongoing pediatric obesity treatment trial involving 230 lower‐income, urban children aged 6 to 12 years. Mixed‐effects regression models compared children who participated in a 12‐month weight‐management intervention...
The primary aim of the Million Hearts initiative is to prevent 1 million cardiovascular events over 5 years. Concordant with the Million Hearts' focus on achieving more than 70% performance in the “ABCS” of aspirin for those at risk, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and smoking cessation, we outline the cardiovascular events that would be prevented and a road map to achieve more than...
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