The prevalence of obesity and influence of early life and behavioral factors on obesity in Chinese children in Guangzhou

• Main Authors: Ting Zhang (Author), Li Cai (Author), Lu Ma (Author), Jin Jing (Author), Yajun Chen (Author), Jun Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity has become a public health concern in many countries. In Southern China, the prevalence of childhood obesity increased from 6.2 to 7.5 % between 2007 and 2011. This study aimed to report the current prevalence of overweight and obesity, analyzed the early life a...