Socioeconomic Gradient in Childhood Obesity and Hypertension: A Multilevel Population-Based Study in a Chinese Community.

BACKGROUND:This study aims to assess evidence for any socioeconomic gradients in childhood obesity and hypertension in a population-representative sample in Hong Kong, China. METHODS:The data of a stratified random sampled growth survey collected in 2005-2006 was matched with a population by-census....

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Main Authors: Patrick Ip, Frederick Ka Wing Ho, Hung-Kwan So, Dorothy Fung-Ying Chan, Matthew Ho, Winnie Tso, E Anthony S Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4892679?pdf=render