Who is more likely to be obese or overweight among siblings? A nationally representative study in rural China.

BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to determine the association between sibling rank and childhood obesity among children ≤ 5 years of age in rural China, and to investigate the effect of child gender and the obesity status of other siblings on this association. METHODS:Data from the China Famil...

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Main Authors: Jiajin Hu, Ning Ding, Shihan Zhen, Yang Liu, Deliang Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703493?pdf=render