Prevalence of obesity and central obesity among adolescent girls in a district school in Bangladesh
Introduction: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over the last two decades. Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic diseases and plays a central role in insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2015;volume=19;issue=5;spage=649;epage=652;aulast=Zabeen |