Late-onset or chronic overweight/obesity predicts low self-esteem in early adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study

• Main Authors: Wei Jie Gong (Author), Daniel Yee Tak Fong (Author), Man Ping Wang (Author), Tai Hing Lam (Author), Thomas Wai Hung Chung (Author), Sai Yin Ho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background How weight status changes with time may affect self-esteem was seldom studied. We identified the distinct trajectories of overweight/obesity over age and assessed their associations with different domains of self-esteem in Hong Kong Chinese children. Methods Territory-wide longit...