Structural equation modeling of the associations between the home environment and obesity-related cardiovascular fitness and insulin resistance among Hispanic children

Hispanic children are disproportionally affected by obesity-related risk of metabolic disease. We used the structural equation modeling to examine the associations between specific diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors at home and Hispanic children's metabolic health. A total of 187 Hispani...

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Published in:Appetite 2016-06, Vol.101, p.23-30
Main Authors: Santiago-Torres, Margarita, Cui, Yuchen, Adams, Alexandra K., Allen, David B., Carrel, Aaron L., Guo, Jessica Y., LaRowe, Tara L., Schoeller, Dale A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
beverages
Beverages - analysis
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular fitness
Child
children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Energy Intake
Environment
Exercise
exercise equipment
Exercise Test
Family Characteristics
Female
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic children
Hispanics
Home environment
homeostasis
Humans
Insulin Resistance
Male
metabolic diseases
Nutritive Sweeteners - administration & dosage
Nutritive Sweeteners - analysis
Obesity
Parent-Child Relations
parents
Parents - psychology
physical activity
questionnaires
risk
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
urban population
Wisconsin
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Summary:Hispanic children are disproportionally affected by obesity-related risk of metabolic disease. We used the structural equation modeling to examine the associations between specific diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors at home and Hispanic children's metabolic health. A total of 187 Hispanic children and their parents from an urban community in Wisconsin participated in the study. Exposure variables included, children's daily intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and PA; home availability of SSB and PA areas/equipment; and parents' intake of SSB and PA, assessed through self-administered questionnaires. Outcome variables for children's metabolic health included, measured anthropometrics; cardiovascular fitness assessed using the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER); and insulin resistance determined with the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMAIR). We found that children's daily intake of SSB was positively associated with BMI z-score, which in turn, was positively associated with HOMAIR (P 
ISSN:0195-6663
1095-8304
DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.003