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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Choi, Y. Sammy ; Berry-Caban, Cristobal ; Stratman, Rachel ; Fleming, Jill H. ;
Choi, Y. Sammy ; Berry-Caban, Cristobal ; Stratman, Rachel ; Fleming, Jill H. ; Less -
Description:
We assessed the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) in a large cohort of military children. We compared BMI data from electronic medical records of military children aged 2 to 18 years with BMI data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The 23,778 military children studied were significantly less likely than the NHANES children to be overweight (27.1% vs 31.8%) or obese (11.9% vs 16.9%). Even though military parents are required to maintain fitness and weight standards, the absolute difference between military and civilian children was small.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Male
Military Facilities
Military Personnel
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Overweight
Prevalence

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 9. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
North Carolina ;
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:bdf7359b38234146ebb003e85e2e26f4505bc50bcdf26e9fdd8fde836bba625f
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