Obesity Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department

The purposes of this study were (1) to examine parental perception of childhood obesity and race with measured body mass index (BMI), (2) to determine if parents are receptive to obesity screening in the pediatric emergency department and if receptivity varies by race or weight status, and (3) to determine eating habits that are predictors of obesity.This study is a cross-sectional study, with a convenience sample of 213 patients (aged 4-16...