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Obesity in a group of Italian elementary school children: family structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

L. Zonta Sgaramella ,
A. Galante ,
S. D. Jayakar  and
V. Pennetti
L. Zonta Sgaramella
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetics, University of Pavia
A. Galante
Affiliation:
Department of Symptomatology, University of Rome
S. D. Jayakar
Affiliation:
Institute of Biochemical and Evolutionary Genetics, CNR, Pavia
V. Pennetti
Affiliation:
Department of Symptomatology, University of Rome National Institute of Nutrition, Rome, Italy
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Summary

Risk factors associated with childhood obesity were examined in children of the elementary school of Aosta (northern Italy). In data from 2044 families none of the variables investigated (sibship size, mother's age, birth rank, the ‘temporarily-one-child syndrome’, and number of living parents) was found to have a significant association with the frequency of obesity, though weak associations for family size and the number of living parents may exist. The only significant difference found was between children of parents from northern Italy and those from southern Italy (recent immigrants).

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , October 1980 , pp. 487 - 493
Copyright
Copyright © 1980, Cambridge University Press

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