The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents from 1988 to 2014: results from the HBSC Portuguese survey

ABSTRACT - Objective: Using a national representative sample of Portuguese adolescents, this study aimed to report the prevalence of overweight and obesity over 16 years, from 1998 to 2014. Methods: The total sample comprised 26,479 adolescents (12,711 boys and 13,768 girls) aged 11–16 years (mean a...

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Main Author: Marques, Adilson (author)
Other Authors: Matos, Margarida Gaspar de (author), Machado, Maria do Céu (author), Naia, Ana (author), Mota, Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/112890
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/112890