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Title: Severe obesity and selected risk factors in a sixth grade multiracial cohort: the HEALTHY study.

Authors: Marcus, Marsha D; Baranowski, Tom; DeBar, Lynn L; Edelstein, Sharon; Kaufman, Francine R; Schneider, Margaret; Siega-Riz, Anna Maria; Staten, Myrlene A; Virus, Amy; Yin, Zenong

Published In J Adolesc Health, (2010 Dec)

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of severe obesity and associated risk in the HEALTHY cohort. A total of 6,365 students were assessed at school-based screenings. Results showed that 6.9% of students were severely obese. Severe obesity was associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk and race/ethnicity. Severe obesity is common and requires preventive intervention.

PubMed ID: 21094439 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: No MeSH terms associated with this publication

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