Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Portuguese Youth: a study in a representative sample of 10-18 years old children and adolescents

Purpose. The aim of this research was to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a representative sample of Portuguese youth. Methods. This was a school-based study performed in Portugal. A total of 22 048 children and adolescents aged 10 – 18 years were included in the study. The World H...

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Main Author: Sardinha, Luís (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Rute (author), Vale, Susana (author), Silva, Analiza (author), Ferreira, José (author), Raimundo, Armando (author), Moreira, Helena (author), Baptista, Fátima (author), Mota, Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Obesity
overweight
adolescents
prevalence
body mass index
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/4282
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/4282

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/4282

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