Obesity status trajectory groups among elementary school children
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Obesity status trajectory groups among elementary school children
BACKGROUND Little is known about patterns in the transition from healthy weight to overweight or obesity during the elementary school years. This study examined whether there were distinct body mass index (BMI) trajectory groups among elementary school children, and predictors of trajectory group membership. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of 1651 elementary school children with complete...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3159-x