Differences in prevalence of overweight and stunting in 11-year olds across Europe: The Pro Children Study

• Published in: The European Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Yngve, Agneta, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Wolf, Alexandra, Grjibovski, Andrej, Brug, Johannes, Due, Pernille, Ehrenblad, Bettina, Elmadfa, Ibrahim, Franchini, Bela, Klepp, Knut-Inge, Poortvliet, Eric, Rasmussen, Mette, Thorsdottir, Inga, Perez Rodrigo, Carmen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2008
• Subjects: Nutrition; Physical Activity and Overweight; Howell; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/18/2/126; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckm099

Objectives: To assess country differences in prevalence of overweight, obesity, underweight and stunting in the Pro Children Survey. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in a random sample of schools in nine European countries in 2003. The subjects were 8317 11-year-old children from Austria,...