School performance as a predictor of adulthood obesity: A 21-year follow-up study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-274

  Alatupa, Saija ^a   Pulkki Råback, Laura ^a,b   Hintsanen, Mirka ^a   Ravaja, Niklas ^c   Raitakari, Olli T ^d,e   Telama, Risto ^f   Viikari, Jorma S A ^g   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adulthood obesity; Body mass index; Longitudinal; School performance; Socioeconomic status; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; GRADE POINT AVERAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77950866066     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9428-6     Document Type: Article

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