Early Dieting in Girls: a Longitudinal Cohort Study
- Conditions
- Dietary HabitsEating BehaviorWeight, Body
- Registration Number
- NCT03342430
- Lead Sponsor
- Penn State University
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 197
- Living with both biological parents
- Severe food allergies
- Chronic medical conditions affecting food intake
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
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