Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity

^aUniversity of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California;
^bDepartment of Pediatrics, Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware;
^cHealthy Weight Center, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan;
^dDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
^eDepartment of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Kansas City and School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri;
^fCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio;
^gNationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, Columbus, Ohio; and
^hDivision of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Dr Tester conceptualized and designed the study, conducted the majority of the data analysis, drafted the initial manuscript, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Leung conducted key data analyses required for calculation of Healthy Eating Index 2010 diet data, contributed expertise to the data analysis approach, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Drs Phan, Tucker, Dreyer Gillette, Sweeney, and Kirk and Ms Tindall contributed topical expertise in pediatric obesity for preparation of the manuscript, assisted with analysis interpretation, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Olivo-Marston contributed to early data analysis for the study and reviewed and revised the final manuscript; Dr Eneli contributed to initial conceptualization of the study, topical expertise in pediatric obesity for preparation of the manuscript, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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