Abstract The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of severe obesity and associated risk in the HEALTHY cohort. A total of 6,365 students were assessed at school-based screenings. Results showed that 6.9% of students were severely obese. Severe obesity was associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk and race/ethnicity. Severe obesity is common and requires preventive intervention.
Reference Type
Journal Article
Periodical Full
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publication Year
2010
Volume
47
Issue
6
Start Page
604
Other Pages
607
Publisher
Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1054-139X
Document Object Index
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.017
URL
https://www.clinicalkey.es/playcontent/1-s2.0-S1054139X10002259
PMID
21094439