Coccidioidomycosis among scholarship athletes and other college students, Arizona, USA.

To compare coccidioidomycosis case rates among groups of young adults in a disease-endemic region, we reviewed medical charts for serologic testing and coding. Case rates were higher for scholarship athletes than for other students and paralleled 5x more serologic testing. Our findings underscore the need to routinely test patients for coccidioidomycosis.

Childhood obesity onset in an urban American Indian health clinic.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between gender and the age of onset of overweight and obesity for American Indian children between the ages of 2 and 12 years old.

Methods: Using a retrospective study design, medical charts were reviewed, recording the body mass index (BMI) at different ages of 100 American Indian children (male and female) who were followed regularly (defined as having at least two visits within a 3 year period) at an urban Indian Clinic in Oklahoma City and seen at least once between the years 1995-2000.

Results: Males were associated with an earlier mean onset of overweight and obesity compared to females.