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10.12697/poa.2016.25.2.04
| Title: | Overweight and obesity prevalence of Latvian pre-school children |
| Authors: | Martinsone-Bērzkalne, Liene Umbraško, Silvija Duļevska, Ilva Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology |
| Keywords: | prevalence;overweight;obesity;3.1 Basic medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Issue Date: | 21-Dec-2016 |
| Citation: | Martinsone-Bērzkalne , L , Umbraško , S & Duļevska , I 2016 , ' Overweight and obesity prevalence of Latvian pre-school children ' , Papers on Anthropology , vol. 25 , no. 2 , pp. 36-42 . https://doi.org/10.12697/poa.2016.25.2.04 |
| Abstract: | This data is a part from the study ordered by the Ministry of Education to assess physical development of pre-school children in Latvia. Various somatometric measurements were determined – height (cm), the body mass (kg), the circumference of the head, chest, waist, hips (cm), vital lung capacity (ml), blood pressure (mm/Hg) and other parameters. This study evaluates the body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity prevalence of pre-school children. Comparing the data with the data of other European countries, we can conclude how high the prevalence of overweight and obesity in our country is and what are potential activities to reduce the prevalence. |
| DOI: | 10.12697/poa.2016.25.2.04 |
| ISSN: | 1736-7646 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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