Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Volume 27 Issue 4 Serial No. 48
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- Pages.665-676
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- 1994
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
Twelve-year Study on Body Mass Index Changes of Obese Adolescents
비만 청소년의 과거 12년간 Body Mass Index 변화 - 서울시내 일부 고등학생을 대상으로 -
- Kang, Yun-Ju (School Health Center of Seoul City) ;
- Suh, Il (Department of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Hong, Chang-Ho (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ajou University) ;
- Park, Jong-Ku (Department of Preventive Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
- Published : 1994.12.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to observe the longitudinal changes in BMI (Body Mass Index) of obese and non-obese 3rd. grade high school students in Seoul for 12 years and to see the trends of overt weight gain in obese adolescents. The results are as follows; 1. The average annual increasing rates of body mass Indices in male students were