Childhood Obesity in an Inner-City Primary Care Population: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: Understanding the dynamics of obesity among children and adolescents in high-risk, low-income patient populations is critical to guide and evaluate appropriate clinical and public health interventions.

Methods: We identified a cohort of 472 predominantly low-income, minority pediatric patients aged 3-18 years with baseline measurements in 2010 and analyzed follow-up data through September 2013. Weight status at baseline and end of follow-up were ascertained.

Recognition and Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in Pediatric Patients: Challenges and Disparities in Community Health Centers.

The prevalence of childhood elevated blood pressure (EBP)-a single blood pressure recording above the normal range-is increasing in the United States. Recognizing childhood EBP is difficult because classification is a function of age, sex, and height. We assessed the frequency of clinical recognition of EBP and follow-up care in a sample of pediatric patients seen in 2010 and followed up through September 2013 in a network of 8 urban health centers.