Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006 Tendencias de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños mexicanos de 2 a 18 años de edad: 1988 a 2006

• Main Authors: Anabelle Bonvecchio (Author), Margarita Safdie (Author), Eric A Monterrubio (Author), Tiffany Gust (Author), Salvador Villalpando (Author), Juan A Rivera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from thre...