Rapid increase of overweight and obesity among primary school-aged children in the Caribbean; high initial BMI is the most significant predictor

BACKGROUND: To examine predictors of increasing overweight among children in two developing countries. METHODS: Primary school children (6–10 y at baseline, n = 336) and their caregivers. Longitudinal data were collected in 2012, with follow-up 18 months later. Data on children’s height, weight and...

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Autores principales: Mumena, Walaa A., Francis-Granderson, Isabella, Phillip, Leroy E., Gray-Donald, Katherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29423240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0182-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29423240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-018-0182-8

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