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Weight gain

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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Weight gain

When parents mention Weight gain they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
ConstipationOften1 mention
CryingOften1 mention
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargyOften1 mention
Frequent cryingOften1 mention
LethargicOften1 mention
OvereatingOften1 mention
PimplesOften1 mention
Stomach achesOften1 mention

Characteristics of Weight gain

How common is Weight gain?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 32.25% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Weight gain.

Percentage of kids with Weight gain by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 552 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Weight gain “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

6%

31 mentions
Severe

9%

49 mentions
Moderate

18%

98 mentions
Mild

23%

125 mentions
Not at All

45%

249 mentions

Discussion of Weight gain

What was your approach to Weight gain? What were the results?

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