Jessica H Heney1, Camia C Dimock2, Jennifer F Friedman3, Carol Lewis4. 1. Resident in the Department of Family Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI. 2. Resident in the Department of Family Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. 3. Center for International Health Research at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, and is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. 4. Director, Refugee Health Program, Fostering Health Program, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, and is Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cli.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate BMI change among pediatric refugees resettling in Providence, RI. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of pediatric refugees from the initial evaluation to year 3 post-resettlement at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Primary outcome of interest was within person change in BMI percentile at each time point. RESULTS: From 2007-2012, 181 children visited the clinic. Initial prevalence of overweight and obesity was 14.1% and 3.2% versus 22.8% and 12.6% at year 3. From visit 1 and years 1-3, there was a positive mean within person change in BMI percentile of 12.9% (95% CI 6.3-19.6%s), 16.6% (95% CI 11.2-21.9%), and 14.4% (95% CI 9.1-19.7%). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity increased from 17.3% at initial intake to 35.4% at 3 years post-resettlement to surpass that of American children (31.7-31.8% for 2007-2012). Refugee children have additional risk factors for obesity; multidisciplinary interventions must be designed to address nutrition at each visit.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate BMI change among pediatric refugees resettling in Providence, RI. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of pediatric refugees from the initial evaluation to year 3 post-resettlement at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Primary outcome of interest was within person change in BMI percentile at each time point. RESULTS: From 2007-2012, 181 children visited the clinic. Initial prevalence of overweight and obesity was 14.1% and 3.2% versus 22.8% and 12.6% at year 3. From visit 1 and years 1-3, there was a positive mean within person change in BMI percentile of 12.9% (95% CI 6.3-19.6%s), 16.6% (95% CI 11.2-21.9%), and 14.4% (95% CI 9.1-19.7%). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity increased from 17.3% at initial intake to 35.4% at 3 years post-resettlement to surpass that of American children (31.7-31.8% for 2007-2012). Refugee children have additional risk factors for obesity; multidisciplinary interventions must be designed to address nutrition at each visit.
Authors: Pajau Vangay; Abigail J Johnson; Tonya L Ward; Gabriel A Al-Ghalith; Robin R Shields-Cutler; Benjamin M Hillmann; Sarah K Lucas; Lalit K Beura; Emily A Thompson; Lisa M Till; Rodolfo Batres; Bwei Paw; Shannon L Pergament; Pimpanitta Saenyakul; Mary Xiong; Austin D Kim; Grant Kim; David Masopust; Eric C Martens; Chaisiri Angkurawaranon; Rose McGready; Purna C Kashyap; Kathleen A Culhane-Pera; Dan Knights Journal: Cell Date: 2018-11-01 Impact factor: 41.582
Authors: Akhila Shapiro; George A Datto; Jobayer Hossain; Sandra G Hassink; Christopher Raab; Thao-Ly T Phan Journal: J Pediatr Child Nutr Date: 2016-11-10