Changes in adiposity status from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year longitudinal study in Portuguese boys and girls

Background: Cross-sectional data show high prevalence of overweight in Portuguese children, but there are few longitudinal studies describing the patterns of obesity development in the young. Aim: To examine the trajectories of obesity from late childhood to adolescence. Subjects and methods: Tricep...

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Main Author: Leitão, Raquel (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Luís Paulo (author), Neiva, Luisa (author), Carvalho, Graça Simões de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/13759
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/13759