Summary of main study results:

Publications

• Madsen KA, Thompson HR, Linchey J, Ritchie LD, Gupta S, Neumark-Sztainer D, Crawford PB, McCulloch CE, Ibarra-Castro A. Effect of School-Based Body Mass Index Reporting in California Public Schools: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published online November 16, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4768

• Linchey J, King B, Thompson HR, Madsen KA. Parent Underestimation of Child Weight Status and Attitudes toward BMI Screening. Health Behav Policy Rev. 2019; 6(3):209-218

• Thompson HR, Linchey JK, Liu NF, Madsen KA. Parents Recall of, and Reactions to, School-Based BMI Reports. Child Obes. 2019 Aug 12; doi: 10.1089/chi.2019.0061. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31403338.

• Thompson HR, Linchey JL, King B, Himes JH, Madsen KA. Accuracy of school staff-measured height and weight used for BMI screening and reporting. Journal of School Health. 2019; 89(8):629-635

• Altman E, Ritchie L, Frongillo EA, Tan M, Madsen KA. Food insecurity is associated with body dissatisfaction among children in California. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Thompson HR, Linchey JK, Himes J, Madsen KA. Accuracy of school staff-measured height and weight used for BMI screening and reporting. Journal of School Health. 

• Madsen KA, Linchey J, Ritchie L, Thompson H. The Fit Study: Design and rationale for a cluster randomized trial of school-based BMI screening and reporting. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2017; 58:40–46.

• Thompson HR and Madsen KA. The Report card on BMI Report Cards. Current Obesity Reports. 2017. 

• Thompson HR, Linchey JL, Madsen KA. Critical Elements of a School Report to Parents on Body Mass Index. Preventing Chronic Disease Clinical Trials. 2015. 

• Madsen KA and Linchey J. School-based BMI and body composition screening and parent notification in California: Methods and Messages. Journal of School Health; 2012.

• Linchey J and Madsen KA. State requirements and recommendations for school-based screenings for body mass index or body composition, 2010. Preventing Chronic Disease; 2011.

• Madsen KA. School-based body mass index screening and parent notification: A statewide natural experiment. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; 2011.