Obesity and Aerobic Fitness among Urban Public School Students in Elementary, Middle, and High School.

To assess the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk among urban public school students through a collaborative school district and university partnership.Children and adolescents in grades K-12 from 24 urban public schools participated in measurements of height, weight, and other health metrics...

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Main Authors: B Ruth Clark, M Leanne White, Nathaniel K Royer, Tamara L Burlis, Nicholas C DuPont, Michael Wallendorf, Susan B Racette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4574739?pdf=render