Association between obesity and metabolic co-morbidities among children and adolescents in South Korea based on national data

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Lim, Hyunjung ; Xue, Hong ; Wang, Youfa

关键词: Child;    Adolescents;    Body mass index;    Obesity;    Metabolic co-morbidity;    Metabolic syndrome;    South Korean;    Waist;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-279

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

【 摘 要 】

Background: Childhood obesity has become a serious public health threat worldwide due to its many short-and long-term adverse health effects. We assessed the association between weight status and metabolic co-morbidities among South Korean children using