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16867212

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Childhood overweight and obesity, especially among migrant children, are current health problems in several European countries. In the present study the prevalence of overweight and obesity among migrant children from Turkey and the former Yugoslavia was documented and compared with that of Austrian children in Vienna. Anthropometric data from 1,786 children were collected at the ages of 6, 10 and 15 years. Body mass was estimated by means of the body mass index and percentile curves were used to determine weight status. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be significantly higher among migrant children. Children and adolescents from the former Yugoslavia and Turkish girls exhibited especially high rates of overweight and obesity. Biosocial and cultural factors are discussed as causes of these observations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9320
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
695-705
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
To be an immigrant: a risk factor for developing overweight and obesity during childhood and adolescence?
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article