Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:28:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; National Cancer Institute; National Institute of Mental Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Fogarty International Center; Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research; Medical Research Council; Background Describing the prevalence and trends of cardiometabolic risk factors that are ass...
Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults. Methods We pooled 2416 population-based s...