Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study

Ellen Haug, Mette Rasmussen, Oddrun Samdal, Ron Iannotti, Colette Kelly, Alberto Borraccino, Carine Vereecken, Ole Melkevik, Giacomo Lazzeri, Mariano Giacchi, Oya Ercan, Pernille Due, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Candace Currie, Antony Morgan and Namanjeet Ahluwalia ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 54, issue 2, 167-179

Abstract: Overweight prevalence in youth remained high across the countries examined. The primary factors linked to overweight were breakfast consumption and physical activity. These data should contribute to formulating preventive programs and policies. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2009

Keywords: School children; Overweight prevalence; Eating patterns; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviours (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-5408-6

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