Miguel A Aguilar Jurado, Pedro Gil Madrona, Juan Francisco Ortega Dato, Óscar Francisco Rodríguez Blanco
[Improvement of students' physical condition and health after a physical activity breaks program]
Revista espanola de salud publica
identify dietary patterns dp children enrolled family weight management study fwms examine relationship identified dp demographics performed crosssectional analysis baseline data 332 children bmi 85th percentile age sex 712 years old enrolled fwms block kids food frequency questionnaire used assess dietary intake principal component analysis conducted identify dps participants recruited jacobi medical center bronx ny july 2009 december 2011 mean age children 93 17 sd years half female 75 selfidentified hispaniclatino majority parentsguardians born outside mainland usa half less high school education identified pizzapasta dp high loadings pizza pasta red meat chicken fries sweets processed meat sweet breads snacksdessert dp high loadings snacks desserts soft drinks bread refined grains healthy patterns high loadings fruit vegetables nuts dairy products pizzapasta pattern associated parentsguardian born mainland usa higher educational level p 005 whereas snackdessert pattern significantly associated demographic variables findings suggest poor dp common among secondgeneration immigrant hispaniclatino children obeseoverweight future research needs address parental education acculturation status related dp inform future directions preventing childhood obesity