Trajectories, predictors, and adolescent health outcomes of childhood weight gain : a growth mixture model

Obesity, as defined as BMI at or above the 95th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s growth charts, has increased almost 3-fold among children in the United States since 1980. Overweight in adolescence has been associated with increased fat retention and high blood pressur...

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Main Author: Bichteler, Anne
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28413