Association of number of siblings, birth order, and thinness in 3- to 12-year-old children: a population-based cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China

• Main Authors: Tingting Yu (Author), Chang Chen (Author), Zhijuan Jin (Author), You Yang (Author), Yanrui Jiang (Author), Li Hong (Author), Xiaodan Yu (Author), Hao Mei (Author), Fan Jiang (Author), Hong Huang (Author), Shijian Liu (Author), Xingming Jin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sibship size and structure have a significant association with overweight and obesity in children, but the relationship with thinness has not been fully studied and understood, especially in Asia. This study evaluated the associations among number of siblings, birth order, and ch...