Family-based factors associated with overweight and obesity among Pakistani primary school children

• Main Authors: Mushtaq Muhammad Umair (Author), Gull Sibgha (Author), Shahid Ubeera (Author), Shafique Mahar Muhammad (Author), Abdullah Hussain Muhammad (Author), Shad Mushtaq Ahmad (Author), Siddiqui Arif Mahmood (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Childhood obesity epidemic is now penetrating the developing countries including Pakistan, especially in the affluent urban population. There is no data on association of family-based factors with overweight and obesity among school-...