Risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity in Ukraine and Germany.

CONCLUSION: Similar risk factors for obesity were observed among two groups of children in UA and DE. Differences were observed regarding the prevalence of specific risk factors for childhood obesity. To our opinion, the population-specific distribution of risk factors has to be considered in order to optimize prevention and treatment strategies. PMID: 30630809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Tags: J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol Source Type: research