Body Weight Statuses and Their Sociodemographic Correlates Among Adolescents in Southern Taiwan: Results Using Two Sets of Cutoff References

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Yen, Cheng Fang ^a,b   Hsiao, Ray C ^c,d   Yen, Ju Yu ^b,e   Ko, Chih Hung ^b   Liu, Shu Chun ^a   Huang, Chi Fen ^a   Wang, Shing Yaw ^a,b  

^a Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN;

EID: 72049116562     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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