Overweight and obesity of school-age children in El Salvador according to two international systems: a population-based multilevel and spatial analysis

Overweight and obesity of school-age children in El Salvador according to two international systems: a population-based multilevel and spatial analysis

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO-2007) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF-Cole) systems assess child weight status. However, derived estimations often differ. We aimed to a) compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity, b) analyze individual and contextual facto...

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Main Authors: Wilton Pérez, Paul Melgar, Ana Garcés, Ana Daysi de Marquez, Gerardo Merino, Carolina Siu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
El Salvador
IOTF-Cole
Multilevel
Obesity
Overweight
School-aged
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08747-w

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