Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru

Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru

OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity among a cohort of children 7-8 years of age in Peru. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from the Young Lives longitudinal study of childhood poverty. The sample was a coh...

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Main Authors: Emma C. Preston, Proochista Ariana, Mary E. Penny, Melanie Frost, Emma Plugge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Pediatric obesity
child health
overweight
prevalence
body mass index
Peru
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