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Large Clothing Size in Children Is Associated with High Body Mass Index and Clustering of Medical Comorbidities

Background. Since most people are aware of their clothing size (CS), this prospective study explored the potential utility of CS as a proxy for body size and as a predictor of incident obesity-related health conditions in children. Methods. This was a prospective, cross-sectional study of 725 childr...

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Autores principales: Nafiu, Olubukola O., Burke, Constance
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24555149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/582967