Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Thinness in Cameroon Urban Children and Adolescents

Objective. This study examined the prevalence of thinness, overweight, and obesity in Cameroon children ranging from 8 to 15 years old using several published references as evaluation tools. Methods. A stratified sample was used with eleven schools randomly selected, and data from 2689 children (52....

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Main Authors: Ponce Cedric Fouejeu Wamba, Julius Enyong Oben, Katherine Cianflone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/737592
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