This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the body composition and feeding patterns in a cohort of three-year-old children. The study design is prospective and cross-sectional. Subjects are in one of two groups. One group is former, term-born infants who are now three years old. The second group is former preterm, very low birth weight infants who are now three years old. The target enrollment is fifty subjects in each group. Data collection includes three 24-hour diet recalls and anthropometric measurements including weight (Wt), height (Ht), head (HC) and mid-arm circumferences (MAC), and triceps (Tri) and subscapular (Sub) skinfolds. The primary study outcome is body mass index (BMI), a value calculated from height and weight that is increasing used in pediatrics as a measure of overweight and obesity. In addition, the PEACH (Parent Eating and Nutrition Assessment for Children with Special Health Needs) survey is completed and scored. After enrollment, the study design includes one visit to the GCRC and one follow up telephone call a week later.
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