Sociodemographic factors and a secular trend of adolescent overweight in Finland

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-370

  Kautiainen, Susanna ^a,b   Koivisto, Anna Maija ^a   Koivusilta, Leena ^c   Lintonen, Tomi ^a,d   Virtanen, Suvi M ^a,b,e   Rimpelä, Arja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Demography; Obesity; Overweight; Socioeconomic factors; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MOTHER; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 70450159057     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160902811173     Document Type: Article

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