TY  - JOUR 
AU  - Sánchez-Cruz, José Juan
AU  - Ruiter, Ingrid de
AU  - Jiménez Moleón, José Juan
PY  - 2014
SN  - 1471-2431
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/34979
AB  - Background:

There is a growing worldwide trend of obesity in children. Identifying the causes and modifiable factors associated with child obesity is important in order to design effective public health strategies.

Our objective was to provide...
AB  - Method:

A cross-sectional study was performed using multi-stage probability sampling of 978 Spanish children aged between 8 and 17 years, with objectively measured height and weight, along with other individual, family and neighborhood variables....
AB  - Results:

In 2012, 4 in 10 children were either overweight or obese with a higher prevalence amongst males and in the 8–12 year age group. Child obesity was associated negatively with the socio-economic status of the adult responsible for the...
AB  - Conclusion:

This study identifies potential modifiable factors such as physical activity, daily breakfast and caregiver education as areas for public health policies. To be successful, an intervention should take into account both individual and...
LA  - eng
PB  - Biomed Central
KW  - Overweight
KW  - Child
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Risk factors
KW  - Physical activity
KW  - Breakfast
TI  - Individual, family and environmental factors associated with pediatric excess weight in Spain: a cross-sectional study
DO  - 10.1186/1471-2431-14-3
ER  -