Differences in the prevalence of diagnosis of overweight-obesity in Spanish children according to the diagnostic criteria set used

Objective: To examine relevant differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 2-15 years according to different sets of criteria (Orbegozo Foundation, International Obesity Task Force and World Health Organization), and how their use affects the trends in obesity recorded f...

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Main Authors: María Julia Ajejas Bazán, María Isab Jiménez Trujillo, Julia Wärnberg, Silvia Domínguez Fernández, Ana López de Andrés, Napoleón Pérez Farinós
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911117301942