Epidemiology of overweight and obesity among school children and adolescents in three provinces of central Italy, 1993-2001: Study of potential influencing variables

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1045-1051

  Celi, F ^a   Bini, V ^a   De Giorgi, G ^a   Molinari, D ^b   Faraoni, F ^c   Di Stefano, G ^a   Bacosi, M L ^a   Berioli, M G ^a   Contessa, G ^a   Falorni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Rieti Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Personal; Prevalence; Schoolchildren and adolescents; Social and family variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 10744227059     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601640     Document Type: Article

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