Adiposity changes in youth with a family history of cardiovascular disease: impact of ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe change in the prevalence of overweightness over time in a cohort of youth with a family history of cardiovascular disease and to determine whether changes in adiposity were influenced in this group by ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), or interactions among these factors.

Methods: Two hundred and fifty-three subjects with an average age of 8.8 years +/- 2.

Changes in overweight in youth over a period of 7 years: impact of ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status.

Objective: To examine changes in overweight in youth over a period of 7 years, within the context of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES).

Methods: Participants in a longitudinal study of cardiovascular (CV) risk factor development were evaluated on 2 occasions an average of 7.2 +/- 0.