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Time-trends and correlates of obesity in Czech adolescents in relation to family socioeconomic status over a 16-year study period (2002-2018).

Erik SigmundDagmar SigmundováPetr BaduraJaroslava VoráčováHobza VladimírTomáš HolleinJan PavelkaZuzana PůžováMichal Kalman
Published in: BMC public health (2020)
An unreasonable increase in the prevalence of obesity in adolescents with low SES highlights the need to prevent obesity in adolescents with a low-SES background. Additionally, significantly higher odds of obesity in 11- and 13-year-old adolescents from low-SES families, compared with their peers aged 15, indicated an expectable rise in obesity in older low-SES adolescents in the near future.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • adipose tissue
  • body mass index
  • skeletal muscle
  • current status
  • community dwelling