TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex differences in growth in body mass and psychosocial abilities in children in Head Start
AU - Miccoli, Antonela
AU - Toussaint, Loren L.
AU - Smith, Latasha M.
AU - Hansen, Carina K.
AU - Lynch, Brian A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first year in HS. Females showed a 3.5% decrease in BMI percentile (F = 2.46, P =.12, (Formula presented.) =.02), while males increased theirs by 4.4% (F = 7.41, P =.007, (Formula presented.) =.05). Females showed higher initial passing rates than males on the Brigance (85.9% vs 75.7%, p =.006), self-help (64.7% vs 49.1%, p =.001), but not socio-emotional outcomes. Females in HS showed a slight decrease in BMI, compared to a significant increase in males. Improvements in developmental and behavioural outcomes were similar for both. Further research should determine why such differences occurred.
AB - Early childhood is a critical period to intervene for obesity, developmental and behavioural problems. Data from 1065 children in 14 Northeast Iowa Community Action Head Starts (HS) were collected between 2011 and 2018. Body mass index (BMI) and developmental scores were assessed at the beginning of each school year and compared after the first year in HS. Females showed a 3.5% decrease in BMI percentile (F = 2.46, P =.12, (Formula presented.) =.02), while males increased theirs by 4.4% (F = 7.41, P =.007, (Formula presented.) =.05). Females showed higher initial passing rates than males on the Brigance (85.9% vs 75.7%, p =.006), self-help (64.7% vs 49.1%, p =.001), but not socio-emotional outcomes. Females in HS showed a slight decrease in BMI, compared to a significant increase in males. Improvements in developmental and behavioural outcomes were similar for both. Further research should determine why such differences occurred.
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U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2022.2044322
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2022.2044322
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126471380
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 192
SP - 2646
EP - 2655
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 16
ER -