Severe Obesity and Selected Risk Factors in a Sixth Grade Multiracial Cohort: The HEALTHY Study

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.

Primary Author

Marcus,Marsha D., Ph.D

Baranowski,Tom, Ph.D

DeBar, Lynn L., Ph.D., M.P.H

Edelstein,Sharon, Sc.M

Kaufman,Francine R., M.D

Schneider,Margaret, Ph.D

Siega-Riz, Anna Maria, Ph.D., R.D

Staten,Myrlene A., M.D

Virus,Amy, R.D

Yin,Zenong, Ph.D

Volume

Issue

Start Page

604

Other Pages

607

Publisher

Elsevier Inc

URL

https://www.clinicalkey.es/playcontent/1-s2.0-S1054139X10002259

PMID

21094439

Reference Type

Journal Article

Periodical Full

Journal of Adolescent Health

Publication Year

2010

Place of Publication

United States

ISSN/ISBN

1054-139X

Document Object Index

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.017