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The Relation of Overweight to Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Children and Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study
PEDIATRICS · 1999 · Vol. 103(6) · pp. 1175–1182
David S. Freedman✉(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
Because overweight is associated with various risk factors even among young children, it is possible that the successful prevention and treatment of obesity in childhood could reduce the adult incidence of cardiovascular disease.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthHealth and Lifestyle StudiesOverweightMedicineRisk factorPercentileObesityBody mass indexBlood pressureHyperinsulinemiaDyslipidemiaOdds ratio
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AdolescentBody WeightCardiovascular DiseasesChildChild, PreschoolCholesterolCommunity Health ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInsulinLouisianaMaleObesityPredictive Value of Tests
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