A Deep Learning Neural Network to Classify Obesity Risk in Portuguese Adolescents Based on Physical Fitness Levels and Body Mass Index Percentiles: Insights for National Health Policies

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and death. In addition, obesity among children and adolescents has reached unprecedented levels and studies show that obese children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults. The...

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Main Authors: Pedro Forte, Samuel Encarnação, António Miguel Monteiro, José Eduardo Teixeira, Soukaina Hattabi, Andrew Sortwell, Luís Branquinho, Bruna Amaro, Tatiana Sampaio, Pedro Flores, Sandra Silva-Santos, Joana Ribeiro, Amanda Batista, Ricardo Ferraz, Filipe Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/7/522