Abstract

There is no indication that the prevalence of obesity among adults and overweight among children is decreasing. The high levels of overweight among children and obesity among adults remain a major public health concern.

Keywords

OverweightMedicineObesityBody mass indexNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyGrowth chartPercentilePopulationDemographyPediatricsGerontologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

AdolescentAdultBody Mass IndexChildChildPreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityPrevalenceUnited States

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Publication Info

Year
2004
Type
article
Volume
291
Issue
23
Pages
2847-2847
Citations
4483
Access
Closed

Social Impact

Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions

Citation Metrics

4483
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222
Influential
3087
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Allison Hedley, Cynthia L. Ogden, Clifford L. Johnson et al. (2004). Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among US Children, Adolescents, and Adults, 1999-2002. JAMA , 291 (23) , 2847-2847. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.291.23.2847

Identifiers

DOI
10.1001/jama.291.23.2847
PMID
15199035

Data Quality

Data completeness: 86%