Childhood overweight in the United States: A quantile regression approach

The prevalence of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically over the past two decades, and is creating well-known public health problems. Moreover, there is also evidence that children who are not overweight are becoming heavier. We use quantile regression models along with...

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Volume:	7
Main Author:	Stifel, David C Averett, Susan L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 2009 ELSEVIER Elsevier
published in:	Economics and human biology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 387 - 397
ORCID:	0000-0002-6499-3334
Data of publication:	2009
ISSN:	1570-677X 1873-6130
EISSN:	1873-6130
Discipline:	Anatomy & Physiology Economics
Series:	Economics & Human Biology
Subjects:	Obesity Childhood overweight Quantile regression Underweight Economics Business & Economics Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Body Mass Index Regression Analysis United States - epidemiology Humans Adolescent Sex Factors Female Male Overweight - ethnology Child Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data Socioeconomic Factors Childhood overweight Obesity Underweight Quantile regression African Americans Obesity in children Teenage girls Analysis Index Medicus United States I18 Obesity Childhood overweight C13 J1 Underweight I12 Quantile regression MALNUTRITION POPULATION ADULT OBESITY TRENDS CHILDREN BMI FOOD
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