Overweight among Four-Year-Old Children in Relation to Early Growth Characteristics and Socioeconomic Factors

Objectives. To assess early growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors of children in relation to body mass index (BMI) and presence of overweight among four-year-old children. Methods. Two Child Health Centres (CHC) participated in the study. They were selected to obtain two populations of ch...

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Main Authors: Jörgen Thorn, Maria Waller, Maria Johansson, Staffan Mårild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/580642