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Publication Information
PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2010
Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. marcusmd@upmc.edu
Authors
Baranowski T, DeBar LL, Edelstein S, Kaufman FR, Marcus MD, Schneider M, Siega-Riz AM, Staten MA, Virus A, Yin Z
Studies
Citation
Marcus MD, Baranowski T, DeBar LL, Edelstein S, Kaufman FR, Schneider M, Siega-Riz AM, Staten MA, Virus A, Yin Z. Severe obesity and selected risk factors in a sixth grade multiracial cohort: the HEALTHY study. J Adolesc Health 2010 Dec;47(6):604-7. Epub 2010 Jun 29.Abstract
The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of severe obesity and associated risk in the HEALTHY cohort. A total of 6,365 students were assessed at school-based screenings. Results showed that 6.9% of students were severely obese. Severe obesity was associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk and race/ethnicity. Severe obesity is common and requires preventive intervention.