Childhood overweight/obesity and social inequality in peri-urban regions of Taipei

• Main Authors: Chang, Shu Huei, Zhang, Yong, Lin, Cheng Te, Kao, Chung Lan, Lim, Boon Hooi, Hung, Ta Cheng, Tseng, Ching Yu, Kuo, Chia Hua
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22267/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2017.12.004
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A cross-sectional analysis of 33,942 schoolchildren at 6th grade (peri-urban New Taipei, N = 25,028; urban Taipei, N = 8914), representing >50% of children population of the age in Taipei metropolitan area, was examined for the disparity in overweight/obesity prevalence between urban and expandin...