Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Chinese preschoolers in Singapore

• Main Authors: Pwint, Mar Khin, Lee, Yung Seng, Wong, Teck Yee, Saw, Seang Mei
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104144; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20976; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/pubmed/23515688
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Introduction: This study examines the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6- to 72-month-old Chinese preschoolers in Singapore using 3 references. Materials and Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study of 3009 Chinese preschoolers aged 6 to 72 months from southwestern and we...