Short-term predictors of overweight in early adolescence

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 451-458

  Savva, S C ^a,c   Kourides, Y ^a   Epiphaniou Savva, M ^a   Tornaritis, M ^a   Kafatos, A ^b  

^a Research and Education Foundation of Child Health   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Predictors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CYPRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 1542270098     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802549     Document Type: Article

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