Severe obesity and selected risk factors in a sixth grade multiracial cohort: the HEALTHY study
Marsha D Marcus, Tom Baranowski, Lynn L DeBar, Sharon Edelstein, Francine R Kaufman, Margaret Schneider, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Myrlene A Staten, Amy Virus, Zenong Yin, Marsha D Marcus, Tom Baranowski, Lynn L DeBar, Sharon Edelstein, Francine R Kaufman, Margaret Schneider, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Myrlene A Staten, Amy Virus, Zenong Yin
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.
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Source: PubMed