Comparison of Growth Velocity Among School Age Children With Different Body Mass Index From Childhood Into Early Adolescence in Hualien County, Taiwan: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Comparison of Growth Velocity Among School Age Children With Different Body Mass Index From Childhood Into Early Adolescence in Hualien County, Taiwan: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the contribution of high body mass index (BMI) to growth velocity among school-aged children who remained in the same BMI categories for a 6-year period.Methods: This retrospective cohort study included children who enrolled in the school year 2009 and rema...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chao Hsiao, Jen-Hung Wang, Chia-Hsiang Chu, Yu-Hsun Chang, Jui-Shia Chen, Rong-Hwa Jan, Shang-Hsien Yang, Ming-Chun Chen, Wei-Chih Chou, Shao-Yin Chu, Pei-Chun Lai, Ching-Feng Cheng, Pin-Yun Chiu, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Yung-Chieh Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
obesity
puberty
growth velocity
body mass index
anthropometry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.599730/full

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