Samantha M Forbes, Lesley A Tarasoff, Meredith Evans, Hilary K Brown
Preconception health disparities among reproductive-aged women with and without disabilities in Canada
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
background study examines relations regular weekday bedtime weight status diet quality physical activity wellbeing parental rules among children 2 12 years age lowincome populations methods study used baseline data collected 2012 part larger quasiexperimental study design convenience sample parents children preschools second fifth grade attending head start centers elementary schools located lowincome catchment areas houston austin tx recruited participate study n 32 elementary schools n 12 head start centers regular weekday bedtime measured question child regular weekday bedtime results sample 1467 childparent dyads split approximately evenly sex consisted 444 prek 304 second grade 252 fifth grade students six hundred twentytwo 436 children overweight obese children regular bedtime 15 lower odds overweight obese adjusted odds ratio aor 085 95 confidence interval ci 074097 pvalue 0017 also children regular bedtime 45 higher odds eating recommended number fruits vegetables aor 145 95 ci 102207 pvalue 0039 physical activity days week 042 95 ci 026057 pvalue 0001 conclusions regular weekday bedtime associated better weight status several obesityrelated health behaviors children parental report regular bedtimes children may indication parenting skills related healthrelated behaviors prevention childhood obesity