Relationship between parental overweight and obesity and childhood metabolic syndrome in their offspring: result from a cross-sectional analysis of parent–offspring trios in China

Objective Metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components are observed to emerge in childhood and may continue into adulthood. The study aimed to investigate the association between parental overweight and risk of childhood MS and its components in their offspring.Methods Data were obtained from a cross-...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Jun Ma, Bin Dong, Di Gao, Yanhui Li, Bo Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e036332.full