Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Byrd, Sylvia

Committee Member

Fountain, Brent

Committee Member

Chromiak, Joseph

Date of Degree

12-9-2006

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and report mean Body Mass Index (BMI) and percent body fat (%BF) in Black and non-Black children, 7-9 years of age. The study involved 172 students divided as follows: 56 (32.6%) Black females, 45 (26.2%) Black males, 34 (19.7%) non-Black females, and 37 (21.5%) non-Black males. Percent body fat (%BF) was determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Body mass index was calculated as weight (kg)/height (m)². Black females had a statistically greater BMI (19.3 ± 4.8) and %BF (25.7 ± 10.6) than all other groups. Prevalence of at-riskor-overweight and overweight for the entire sample was 20.9 % and 19.2%, respectively. In conclusion, 40.1 % of 7 to 9 year old children assessed in this study were at-riskor-overweight or overweight, and the BMI and %BF for Black females were statistically greater than the other groups.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15576

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