Preventing Chronic Disease | Prevalence of High Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents at a US Military Treatment Facility, 2008"2009 - CDC

We assessed the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) in a large cohort of military children. 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%).


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2012/12_0051.htm
  • Syndication ID: 7655
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:14 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:15 PM

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