Trends of overweight and obesity among preschool children from 2013 to 2018: a cross-sectional study in Rhine-Neckar County and the City of Heidelberg, Germany

Early childhood overweight and obesity is a growing public health concern worldwide. Few recent studies have addressed how time trends varied by sociodemographic characteristics at the regional level using large and high-quality data. This study determines how time trends vary in the prevalence of e...

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Main Authors: Liu, Weina (Author) , He, Mike Z. (Author) , Dambach, Peter (Author) , Schwertz, Rainer (Author) , Chen, Simiao (Author) , Yu, Fengyun (Author) , Marx, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 May 2022
In: BMC public health
Year: 2022, Volume: 22, Pages: 1-8
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-13302-w
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13302-w
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Author Notes:Weina Liu, Mike Z. He, Peter Dambach, Rainer Schwertz, Simiao Chen, Fengyun Yu and Michael Marx
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Summary:Early childhood overweight and obesity is a growing public health concern worldwide. Few recent studies have addressed how time trends varied by sociodemographic characteristics at the regional level using large and high-quality data. This study determines how time trends vary in the prevalence of early childhood overweight and obesity by age, gender, and migration background at the regional level.
Item Description:Gesehen am 23.06.2022
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-13302-w