Adolescent overweight and obesity in Ireland-Trends and sociodemographic associations between 1990 and 2020.
Aoibhín Moore HeslinAisling O'DonnellLaura KehoeJanette WaltonAlbert FlynnJohn KearneyBreige A McNultyPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2022)
There is an increasing prevalence of adolescents living with overweight/obesity in Ireland, with evidence of a growing socioeconomic gradient of overweight/obesity where adolescents affected by socioeconomic disadvantage are most at risk.