Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in NHANES August 2021-August 2023: An Examination of Race/Hispanic Origin Subgroup Estimates.

Background: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey provides nationally representative data on child obesity using measured height and weight. Due to COVID-19, the NHANES August 2021-August 2023 cycle had design changes and smaller sample sizes for certain race/Hispanic origin groups. The objective is to explore sex and race/Hispanic origin-specific childhood obesity trends.

A General and Modular Approach to Solid-State Integration of Zero-Dimensional Quantum Systems.

Here, we present an all-electrical readout mechanism for quasi-0D quantum states (0D-QS), such as point defects, adatoms, and molecules, that is modular and general, providing an approach that is amenable to scaling and integration with other solid-state quantum technologies. Our approach relies on the creation of high-quality tunnel junctions via the mechanical exfoliation and stacking of multilayer graphene (MLG) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) to encapsulate the target system in an MLG/hBN/0D-QS/hBN/MLG heterostructure. This structure allows for all-electronic spectroscopy and readout of candidate systems through a combination of coulomb and spin-blockade.

Longitudinal Medical Costs and Hospitalization Risk Associated With Sustained Obesity.

PurposeTo assess the association of sustained obesity with medical expenditures and risk of hospitalization over time.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingThis study used linked data from ambulatory electronic medical records and medical claims.

Creation and Evaluation of New Growth Charts With a Gradual Transition From WHO to CDC Values.

Background And Objectives: At age 2 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends switching from the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standards to the CDC 2000 Growth Reference. This abrupt switch may affect growth assessment, such as causing a clinically important change in growth z score in a child with a stable growth pattern. We sought to create growth charts that gradually transition between WHO and CDC and to evaluate their impact on growth assessment of young children using real-world data.

Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial.

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths. This study examined whether the Communities That HEAL (CTH) intervention increased MOUD initiation, retention, and linkage. The HEALing Communities Study was a multi-site, 2-arm, parallel, community-level, cluster-randomized, unblinded, wait-list controlled trial conducted in 67 communities (n = 34 intervention, n = 33 control).