Correlation between High Risk Obesity Groups and Low Socioeconomic Status in School Children
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 100 (1) , 8-13
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000253479.03665.6f
Abstract
Objective: Obesity is a major health problem among children and adolescents which is potentially affected by socioeconomic status (SES). The high risk group (HRG) comprises those youths with a body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 95th percentile (at risk for overweight) and ≥95th percentile (overweight). We sought a potential link between the HRG and SES. Methods: Public schools in...Keywords
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