Original research: obesity prevalence and metabolic differences between obese and non-obese school adolescents in south-western Nigeria
Background: Adolescent obesity is increasingly more common in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Obesity has been associated with metabolic derangement in adolescents in developed countries. This study compared the metabolic parameters in obese and non-obese adolescents in a developing c...
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| Main Authors: | Bridget Omisore, Akinlolu Omisore, Emmanuel Abioye-Kuteyi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015-05-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4020 |
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