conducted at the HDFCCC ? increase the participation of volunteer subjects in clinical trials with an emphasis on diversity ? seamlessly integrate informatics and biostatistical support provided by the Biostatistics and Translational Informatics Cores, including ensuring access to and training for a web-based protocol, data capture, and management system managed by the Translational Informatics Core The Clinical Research Support Office serves as the Office of Record and comprises several units, including the Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit, the Finance Unit, the Protocol Development and Regulatory Unit, and the Research Personnel Unit. These units work together to provide oversight, infrastructure support and quality control for the Center's entire clinical trials effort.A geographical comparison of prevalence of overweight school-aged children: the National Survey of Children's Health 2003.
This study presents a geographical comparison of state-specific prevalence estimates of children who are at risk of overweight and/or overweight using the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health. Using the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health, we computed prevalence estimates of children who are at risk of overweight and/or overweight among a nationally representative sample of 69,000 children between 5 and 17 years old. Overall, 36.4% of the children (39.8% of the boys and 32% of the girls) in the sample were in the combined category of at risk of overweight or overweight, representing an estimated 17 million US children. We found geographic variation at the state and the regional levels. The southeastern