Prevalence of excess body weight and underweight among 26 Chinese ethnic minority children and adolescents in 2014: a cross-sectional observational study

• Main Authors: Yanhui Dong (Author), Zhiyong Zou (Author), Zhaogeng Yang (Author), Zhenghe Wang (Author), Yide Yang (Author), Jun Ma (Author), Bin Dong (Author), Yinghua Ma (Author), Luke Arnold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Little is known regarding the nutritional burden in Chinese ethnic minority children. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of excess body weight and underweight for 26 ethnic groups. Methods Data on 80,821 participants aged 7-18 years across 26 mino...