Children’s birth weight and the risk of general obesity and central obesity in primary school children: a 4-year longitudinal study

BackgroundChildhood overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) have become a serious public health concern worldwide. The objective of this study is to investigate the association between the levels of birth weight (BW) and OB and central OB in Chinese primary school children.MethodsA school-based longitudina...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Yi Lin, Richard Rankin, Stuart McDonald, Xiao-Yong Li, Feng Wang, Si-Jia Wang, Qing-Hai Gong, Feng Tong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Subjects:	birth weight overweight general obesity central obesity childhood
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1469226/full