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Changes of anthropometric indicators of lithuanian first-graders in 2008-2019 according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and World Health Organization (WHO) definitions.

Špečkauskienė VitaTrišauskė JustinaGrincaitė MonikaKriaučionienė VilmaPetrauskienė Aušra
Published in: BMC public health (2023)
The prevalence of overweight and obesity of first-grade children in Lithuania indicates positive changes, that is the proportion of children with elevated body weight decreased, during eleven-year period. However, it is important to continue the monitoring of children's growth tendencies.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • risk factors
  • body composition
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • weight gain