Shaping childhood obesity: behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with body mass index trajectories between 2 and 9 years in Samoan children

Background/Objective: Pacific children are at high obesity risk, yet the behavioral and environmental factors that contribute to obesity development in this setting remain poorly understood. We assessed associations between childhood risk factors for obesity with body mass index (BMI) trajectories b...

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Main Authors: Courtney C. Choy, Will Johnson, Take Naseri, Vaimoana Filipo, Maria Siulepa Arorae, Faatali Tafunaina, Folla Unasa, Kima Savusa, Muagututia S. Reupena, Joseph M. Braun, Rachel L. Duckham, Christina Soti-Ulberg, Stephen T. McGarvey, Nicola L. Hawley
Format: Default Article
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Education
Health sciences
Childhood obesity
Body mass index
Samoan children
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27444438.v1
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