Body mass index trajectories from 2 to 18 years - exploring differences between European cohorts.

Summary: Background: In recent decades, there has been an increase in the prevalence of childhood overweight in most high‐income countries. Within northern Europe, prevalence tends to be higher in the UK compared with the Scandinavian countries. We aimed to study differences in body mass index (BMI)...

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Published in:Pediatric Obesity Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 102 - 110
Main Authors: Graversen, L., Howe, L. D., Sørensen, T. I. A., Sovio, U., Hohwü, L., Tilling, K., Laitinen, J., Taanila, A., Pouta, A., Järvelin, M‐R., Obel, C.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2017
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