Sentences with phrase «adolescent children approximately»

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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 30 million children and adolescents participate in youth sports.

The best available estimates indicate that childhood obesity is driven by a surplus of approximately 110 to 165 kcal · d − 1 for children ages 2 to 7 years and 678 to 1,017 kcal · d − 1 for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (57).

Approximately 175000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually in children younger than age 15 years worldwide, 1 with an annual increase of around 0.9 % in incidence rate in the developed world, only partly explained by improved diagnosis and reporting.1, 2 Childhood cancer is rare and its survival rate has increased significantly over the years owing to advancement in treatment technologies; however, it is still a leading cause of death among children and adolescents in developed countries, ranking second among children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, surpassed only by accidents.1, 3 Childhood cancer is also emerging as a major cause of death in the last few years in Asia, Central and South America, Northwest Africa, and the Middle East, where death rates from preventable communicable diseases are declining.2

Depression is a condition that affects approximately 5 % of children and teens at any given time, according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

But while young athletes are susceptible to the ankle sprains, wrist fractures and other acute injuries that are common among competitors of all ages, numerous studies indicate that approximately half of the sports - related injuries among children and adolescents in this country are caused by overuse.

However, unhealthy eating habits have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States: about one - third of U.S. adults (33.8 percent) are obese and approximately 17 percent (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 - 19 years are obese.

Did you know that about one - third of U.S. adults (33.8 %) are obese and approximately 17 % (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years are obese?

This proportion is approximately double that of children found to be at high risk in the general New South Wales population (15 %) 27 but similar to the proportion noted in other studies of Aboriginal children (24 %, 5 22.5 % 28 and among Aboriginal participants in the New South Wales Population Health Survey).27 There is only one other study to date that has measured the factors associated with Aboriginal child and adolescent mental health.5 SEARCH makes an important, new contribution to this emerging area of research by considering, for the first time, the impact of carer psychological distress.

Incidence of Violence Approximately one - third to one - half of clinic referrals among children and adolescents are for aggression and conduct disorder problems (Vitiello & Stoff, 1997).

Research estimates that between approximately two and nine per cent of children and adolescents in Australia have anxiety disorders.

We have recently reported on the associations between child and adolescent television viewing and adult health in a birth cohort of approximately 1000 individuals.15 We now report on the associations between television viewing and educational attainment in the same cohort.

The child or adolescent is depressed for most of the day on most days, and symptoms may continue for several years, the average dysthymic period being approximately four years.

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent disorders in children and adolescents with half of all lifetime cases emerging before age 12.1 Solid evidence supports the use of cognitive — behavioural therapy (CBT) in the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders with recovery rates of approximately 60 % seen in various studies.

Since their development approximately twenty - five years ago, such therapies have traditionally been used with adults and only more recently with adolescents and children.

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As reported in the Summer 2012 issue of FOCUS, The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, approximately one - quarter of children and adolescents in the United States have a chronic health condition including trauma, disability and potential life - shortening illness.

The initial pilot study25 took place in a single district Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, whereas the subsequent replication26 and the current study used wider referral samples (in the current case from a catchment of approximately five million); referrals tended towards high baseline severity, complexity, and chronicity.