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Relationship of Childhood Obesity to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study
PEDIATRICS · 2001 · Vol. 108(3) · pp. 712–718
David S. Freedman✉(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Laura Kettel Khan(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)William H. Dietz(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Sathanur R. Srinivasan(Tulane University)Gerald S. Berenson(Tulane University)
Abstract
Additional data are needed to assess the independent relationship of childhood weight status to CHD morbidity. Because normal-weight children who become obese adults have adverse risk factor levels and probably will be at increased risk for adult morbidity, our results emphasize the need for both primary and secondary prevention.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthObesity and Health PracticesMedicineOverweightObesityBlood pressureBody mass indexRisk factorChildhood obesityPediatricsInternal medicineInsulin
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AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInsulysinLipidsCholesterol, HDLLouisiana
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