Obesity in adolescence is associated with perinatal risk factors, parental BMI and sociodemographic characteristics

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-121

  Birbilis, M ^a   Moschonis, G ^a   Mougios, V ^b   Manios, Y ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Demographics; Obesity; Parental BMI; Perinatal; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNDERWEIGHT; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84872122260     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.176     Document Type: Article

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