Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends

For some time, there have been indications that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany has stabilised at a high level. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014-2017) once again p...

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Main Authors: Anja Schienkiewitz, Anna-Kristin Brettschneider, Stefan Damerow, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
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Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JoHM_01_2018_Obesity_KiGGS-Wave2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile