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Predicting higher child BMI z-score and obesity incidence in Malaysia: a longitudinal analysis of a dynamic cohort study

Abstract Background To target public health obesity prevention, we need to predict who might become obese i.e. predictors of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) or obesity incidence. Predictors of incidence may be distinct from more well-studied predictors of prevalence, therefore we explored parent, c...

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Main Authors: Ruth Salway, Miranda Armstrong, Jeevitha Mariapun, Daniel D Reidpath, Sophia Brady, Mohamed Shajahan Yasin, Tin Tin Su, Laura Johnson
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Children
Adolescents
BMI
Intergenerational obesity
Cardiometabolic risk factors
Malaysia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18917-9
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