Adolescent obesity in Lebanese private schools.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND Obesity has become a public health problem worldwide. Our objective was to calculate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. METHODS It is a cross sectional study of adolescents in private Lebanese schools, aged 10-18 years. Gender, birth date and measures of weight and height were recorded. RESULTS In 12,299 adolescents, we found high prevalence of obesity (7.5%) and at risk of obesity (24.4%). In girls, risk of obesity and obesity prevalence decrease with increasing age (P < 10(-4)) as compared with that in boys. CONCLUSION Early recognition of obesity should become routine in paediatric ambulatory care settings.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of public health
دوره 16 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006