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: Wamba, Ponce Cedric Fouejeu, Enyong Oben, Julius, Cianflone, Katherine
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703727/