Obesity

New obesity in children study findings have been reported by researchers at Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College

Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, September 11th, 2008

Researchers detail in 'Characteristics of obese children aged 1-4 years at a referral clinic,' new data in obesity. "To describe characteristics and indicators of nutritional status of young, obese children. Medical records of 135 children aged 1-4 years seen in an urban referral setting between January 2000 and June 2006 were reviewed," investigators in the United States report.

"Characteristics associated with severe obesity [percent ideal body weight (%IBW) >or=160%] were determined. Relationships between %IBW, weight-for-height Z score (WHZ), body mass index (BMI) and BMI Z score (BMIZ) were evaluated. Receiver operating characteristic analyses evaluated BMI...

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Source: Hospital and Nursing Home Week (2008-09-11)

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