The trends and prevalence of obesity and morbid obesity among Australian school-aged children, 1985-2014.

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Abstract

Children with obesity have a greater risk of adverse social and physical health outcomes. We examined temporal changes in body mass index (BMI) z-scores and the prevalence obesity and morbid obesity in children from 1985 to 2014.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Paediatr Child Health

Title: Journal of paediatrics and child health

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1440-1754

ISSN (Print): 1034-4810

Publication date (Electronic): August 2018

Volume: 54

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[2 ] Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[3 ] Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

[4 ] Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13922

PubMed ID: 29667237

SO-VID: 3dbf2789-12fc-4c48-b9e9-8762baf1be6e

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Keywords: body mass index z-score,prevalence,obesity,morbid obesity

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Keywords: body mass index z-score, prevalence, obesity, morbid obesity

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