Open AccessPrevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016
Author(s) -
Asheley Cockrell Skinner,
Sophie N. Ravanbakht,
Joseph A. Skelton,
Eliana M. Perrin,
Sarah Armstrong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2017-3459
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , overweight , demography , national health and nutrition examination survey , childhood obesity , body mass index , gerontology , pediatrics , environmental health , population , sociology
To provide updated prevalence data on obesity trends among US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years from a nationally representative sample.
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