Predictors of overweight and obesity in five to seven-year-old children in Germany: Results from cross-sectional studies

• Main Authors: Behrendt Heidrun (Author), Cairns John (Author), Loerbroks Adrian (Author), Apfelbacher Christian J (Author), Ring Johannes (Author), Krämer Ursula (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem and epidemiological studies are important to identify predictive factors. It is the aim of this study to analyse factors associated with overweight/obesity in samples of German chi...