Children's Health Study Diet and Air Pollution (CHS DIET)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03379298

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : December 20, 2017

Last Update Posted : December 20, 2017

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Frank Gilliland, University of Southern California

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This study is built upon the existing data in the Children's Health Study to examine the longitudinal association between childhood exposure to air pollutants and changes in diet among adolescents.

Condition or disease
Diet Habit Pollution; Exposure Child Obesity

Study Design

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Study Type :	Observational
Actual Enrollment :	3142 participants
Observational Model:	Cohort
Time Perspective:	Retrospective
Official Title:	Regional and Traffic-related Air Pollutants Are Associated With Consumption of a High Fat Diet Among Adolescents
Actual Study Start Date :	January 1, 1994
Actual Primary Completion Date :	December 30, 2001

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MedlinePlus related topics: Children's Health

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Groups and Cohorts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Dietary behavior [ Time Frame: one year before visit date ]
self-reported food frequency questionnaire data

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	13 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children from 12 Southern California communities were enrolled into the study in 4th and 7th grades (1993-1994) and were followed annually until high school graduation (1998-2001).

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

children of 4th and 7th grades were enrolled from 12 Southern California communities

Exclusion Criteria:

extreme mean caloric intake (>5000 or < 500 kcal/day) or no demographic information

Contacts and Locations

No Contacts or Locations Provided

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Chen Z, Herting MM, Chatzi L, Belcher BR, Alderete TL, McConnell R, Gilliland FD. Regional and traffic-related air pollutants are associated with higher consumption of fast food and trans fat among adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jan 1;109(1):99-108. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy232.

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Responsible Party:	Frank Gilliland, Professor, University of Southern California
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT03379298
Other Study ID Numbers:	CHS01
First Posted:	December 20, 2017 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	December 20, 2017
Last Verified:	December 2017

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:	No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:	No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Pediatric Obesity Obesity Overnutrition	Nutrition Disorders Overweight Body Weight

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