High Prevalence of Obesity Among Inner-City Adolescent Boys in the Bronx, New York: Forgetting Our Boys

Isasi, Carmen R.; Whiffen, Amy; Florez, Yolanda; Freeman, Katherine; Wylie-Rosett, Judith; Campbell, Eleanor

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High Prevalence of Obesity Among Inner-City Adolescent Boys in the Bronx, New York: Forgetting Our Boys

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Dec 15 2010

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Prev Chronic Dis. 8(1).

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Isasi, Carmen R. ; Whiffen, Amy ; Florez, Yolanda ; Freeman, Katherine ; Wylie-Rosett, Judith ; ... More ▼

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We examined sex differences in overweight and obesity in a sample of 1,619 inner-city adolescents. Participants were enrolled from 11 public schools in the Bronx, New York. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 21.7% and 22.5%, respectively; prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among adolescent boys than adolescent girls (24.9 vs 20.1%). Childhood obesity is a public health concern in the United States, and the higher prevalence of obesity in adolescent boys requires additional attention.

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