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Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary
Pages 199-208

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... CAYPOS Child and Youth Prevalence of Overweight Survey CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CENTURY Collecting Electronic Nutrition Trajectory Data Using Records of Youth (Study) CHAMACOS Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas 199
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From page 200...
... FPL federal poverty level GOe Global Observatory for eHealth GUTS Growing Up Today Study HEALTH-KIDS Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles from school To Home for KIDS HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set HFZ Healthy Fitness Zone®1 HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 HSR health service region i3C International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort (Consortium) ICD International Classification of Diseases IOM Institute of Medicine IOTF International Obesity Task Force IRB Institutional Review Board ITO Indian Tribal Organization KPSC Kaiser Permanente Southern California MCIR Michigan Care Improvement Registry MEPS-HC Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Household Component MGRS Multicentre Growth Reference Study mHealth mobile health 1 Healthy Fitness Zone® is a registered trademark of The Cooper Institute.
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... USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WHO World Health Organization WHR waist-to-hip ratio WHtR waist-to-height ratio WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
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... Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) A body composition assessment approach based on the principle that electrical currents travel at different speeds through lean body mass and water than through adipose tissue.
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... Body composition The distribution of body fat, lean muscle tissue, water, and bone in an individual. Body mass index (BMI)
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... Bone mineral density, fat mass, and lean body mass are determined based on the attenuation of two x-rays of differing energy levels as they pass through the body. Body composition estimates are derived from system-specific algo rithms, which can differ between DXA machine manufacturers.
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... Lean body mass Body mass not including adipose tissue. Longitudinal study An observational study that examines a selected population at multiple points over time.
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... Reference population A group of individuals that serve as a comparison for growth and development. See Growth reference and Growth standard.
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... Instead, a child's BMI must be compared to an age-based distribution that has been assessed in a reference population. Skinfold thickness Skinfold thickness is an assessment of body fat based on a measure of a double fold of the skin and subcutaneous fat at various selected sites on the body.
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... Visceral fat Fat surrounding body organs. Waist circumference A measure of abdominal adiposity; standard protocol for measuring waist circumference varies.
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