TY - JOUR
T1 - High prevalence of obesity among inner-city adolescent boys in the Bronx, New York
T2 - Forgetting our boys
AU - Isasi, Carmen R.
AU - Whiffen, Amy
AU - Campbell, Eleanor
AU - Florez, Yolanda
AU - Freeman, Katherine
AU - Wylie-Rosett, Judith
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - We examined sex differences in overweight and obesity in a sample of 1,619 inner-city adolescents. Participants were enrolled from 11 public schools in the Bronx, New York. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 21.7% and 22.5%, respectively; prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among adolescent boys than adolescent girls (24.9 vs 20.1%). Childhood obesity is a public health concern in the United States, and the higher prevalence of obesity in adolescent boys requires additional attention.
AB - We examined sex differences in overweight and obesity in a sample of 1,619 inner-city adolescents. Participants were enrolled from 11 public schools in the Bronx, New York. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 21.7% and 22.5%, respectively; prevalence of obesity was significantly higher among adolescent boys than adolescent girls (24.9 vs 20.1%). Childhood obesity is a public health concern in the United States, and the higher prevalence of obesity in adolescent boys requires additional attention.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21159235
AN - SCOPUS:79955034421
SN - 1545-1151
VL - 8
JO - Preventing Chronic Disease
JF - Preventing Chronic Disease
IS - 1
M1 - A23
ER -
