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• TITLE: Analysis of Childhood Obesity in Alabama and Delaware: A Cohort Study

  AUTHORS: Onyinye Maria Muomah

  KEYWORDS: Obesity, Overweight, Hispanics, Children, Body Mass Index, Analysis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.11 No.4, October 28, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Objective: The objective is to evaluate data sets for children aged 24 to 59 months that identified the risk factors of being obese and overweight and compare it between two U.S. states (Alabama and Delaware). Methods: An analysis of survey data sets published between 2013 and 2017, comparing the factors of obesity and its prevalence amongst different races of 50,760 children aged 24 to 59 months in the U.S., was conducted using Microsoft Excel 2016 and IBM SPSS version 1.0.0. Results: Hispanic children have the highest rate of obesity in the U.S compared to all other races. Children aged 2 - 4 years old from Alabama were more at risk for being overweight and obese compared to those from Delaware. Those between the ages of 48 - 59 months of age were more at risk than the other age groups. Conclusions: Childhood obesity is a predisposing factor for adult obesity. There is a need to identify the risk factors of obesity early in a person’s life and address them appropriately.