Sociodemographic factors and trends on overweight prevalence in children and adolescents in Aragón (Spain) from 1985 to 1995

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 921-927

  Moreno, Luis A ^a   Sarría, Antonio ^a   Fleta, Jesús ^a   Rodríguez, Gerardo ^a   González, José M Pérez ^a   Bueno, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child; Logistic regression; Odds ratio; Overweight; Prevalence; Sociodemographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 0034887005     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00358-4     Document Type: Article

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