Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges in Western countries. Abnormal eating behavior is thought to be a developmental trajectory to obesity. The Eating Pattern Inventory for Children (EPI-C) has not been used for children as young as eight years, and possible associations...
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| author | Hirsch, O. Kluckner, V. Brandt, S. Moss, A. Weck, M. Florath, Ines Wabitsch, M. Hebebrand, J. Schimmelmann, B. Christiansen, H. |
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| description | Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges in Western countries. Abnormal eating behavior is thought to be a developmental trajectory to obesity. The Eating Pattern Inventory for Children (EPI-C) has not been used for children as young as eight years, and possible associations with body weight have not yet been established. Five hundred and twenty-one children of the Ulm Birth Cohort Study (UBCS; age eight) filled out the EPI-C and BMI was assessed. Adequacy of the scales was tested with confirmatory factor analysis and a MANOVA and cluster analysis established associations between eating patterns and BMI. The factor structure of the EPI-C was confirmed (GFI = .968) and abnormal eating behavior was associated with overweight (? <sup>2</sup>(8) = 79.29, p<.001). The EPI-C is a valid assessment tool in this young age group. Overweight children consciously restrain their eating. © 2014 Hirsch et al. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-384822017-09-13T14:11:36Z Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study Hirsch, O. Kluckner, V. Brandt, S. Moss, A. Weck, M. Florath, Ines Wabitsch, M. Hebebrand, J. Schimmelmann, B. Christiansen, H. Childhood obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges in Western countries. Abnormal eating behavior is thought to be a developmental trajectory to obesity. The Eating Pattern Inventory for Children (EPI-C) has not been used for children as young as eight years, and possible associations with body weight have not yet been established. Five hundred and twenty-one children of the Ulm Birth Cohort Study (UBCS; age eight) filled out the EPI-C and BMI was assessed. Adequacy of the scales was tested with confirmatory factor analysis and a MANOVA and cluster analysis established associations between eating patterns and BMI. The factor structure of the EPI-C was confirmed (GFI = .968) and abnormal eating behavior was associated with overweight (? <sup>2</sup>(8) = 79.29, p<.001). The EPI-C is a valid assessment tool in this young age group. Overweight children consciously restrain their eating. © 2014 Hirsch et al. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38482 10.1371/journal.pone.0105303 unknown |
| spellingShingle | Hirsch, O. Kluckner, V. Brandt, S. Moss, A. Weck, M. Florath, Ines Wabitsch, M. Hebebrand, J. Schimmelmann, B. Christiansen, H. Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title | Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title_full | Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title_short | Restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| title_sort | restrained and external-emotional eating patterns in young overweight children-results of the ulm birth cohort study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38482 |