Early Dieting in Girls: a Longitudinal Cohort Study

The Pennsylvania State University (PENNSTATE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dietary Habits; Weight, Body; Eating Behavior

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03342430

HD32973

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 197 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 5 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Living with both biological parents

Exclusion criteria

• Severe food allergies
• Chronic medical conditions affecting food intake

Trial design

197 participants in 1 patient group

Early Dieting in Girls cohort

Description:

A cohort of 197 non-Hispanic white girls, observed from age 5 to age 15 years