Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight Among School Children Aged 8-18 Years in Rajkot, Gujarat.
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A total of 1496 school children aged 8-18 years (79.1% boys) participated in this study. Prevalence of obesity and overweight was estimated by using three different growth standards. Revised IAP 2015 growth standards detected more obese and overweight children than WHO 2007 and IOTF standards.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 53 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016