Browsing by Subject "Obesity/epidemiology"
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2014-02-27ZeitschriftenartikelArea Level Deprivation Is an Independent Determinant of Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity at the National Level in Germany. Results from the National Telephone Health Interview Surveys ‘German Health Update’ GEDA 2009 and 2010 Objective: There is increasing evidence that prevention programmes for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity need to consider individual and regional risk factors. Our objective is to assess the independent ...
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2012-08-15ZeitschriftenartikelComorbidity of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of German adults aged 18-79 years Background: Overweight has increased in many countries over the past 20 years and excessive body weight is an established risk factor for adverse health outcomes and chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine ...
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2015-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelDoes Breastfeeding Help to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity? A Propensity Score Analysis of Data from the KiGGS Study Background: Current studies suggest that the beneficial effect of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity may have been largely overestimated. We examined the relationship between >4 months of full breastfeeding and ...
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2007-05-20ZeitschriftenartikelNutzung elektronischer Medien im Jugendalter Ergebnisse des Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS)
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2009-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelPotential determinants of obesity among children and adolescents in Germany: results from the cross-sectional KiGGS study Background: Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing public health problem. The aim of the present paper is to identify potential determinants of obesity and risk groups among 3- to 17-year old children and ...
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2011-01-20ZeitschriftenartikelRisk Factors for Obesity: Further Evidence for Stronger Effects on Overweight Children and Adolescents Compared to Normal-Weight Subjects Background: We recently showed that in preschoolers risk factors for overweight show stronger associations with BMI in children with high BMI values. However, it is unclear whether these findings might also pertain to ...