Anna Zeller, Johanna Gutenberg, Josef Niebauer, Rik Crutzen, Stefan Tino Kulnik
Patients' experiences and perspectives regarding the use of digital technology to support exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a qualitative interview study
Frontiers in sports and active living
studies body mass index bmi change focused understanding growth trajectories childhood adolescence adolescence adulthood explored bmi trajectories solely elementary grades k5 school children report complements studies exploring changes obesity status using analytic methods developed investigate categorical changes lifecourse events sequences 4state bmi variable underweight normal overweight obese calculated using height weight data collected annually 20082013 414 kindergarten firstgrade students participating community schools together cast project sequences explored using traminer software package investigate distribution sequences states calculate transition rates among states examine clustering sequences aggregated cluster solutions identified consisting either 4 clusters normal stepped mixed obese 3 clusters aggregation obese cluster cases stepped cluster membership former predicted ethnicity socioeconomic status ses latter ses alone transition rate patterns among states varied markedly cluster state finding early emergence stable obesity states especially hispanic children confirms need early childhood interventions influence bmi