Severe obesity and selected risk factors in a sixth grade multiracial cohort: The HEALTHY study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 604-607

  Marcus, Marsha D ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^b   Debar, Lynn L ^c   Edelstein, Sharon ^d   Kaufman, Francine R ^e   Schneider, Margaret ^f   Siega Riz, Anna Maria ^g   Staten, Myrlene A ^h   Virus, Amy ⁱ   Yin, Zenong ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g IL   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

ⁱ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Glucose intolerance; Hyperinsulinism; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649326833     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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